Prix Balzan
As Chair of the General Prize Committee of the International Balzan Foundation “Prize”
and on behalf of my colleagues on the Committee, I have the honour of inviting you to submit the names of candidates for the 2026 Balzan Prizes which will be awarded in the following four subjects:
- The Social Science of Digital Technology
- Jewish Studies
- Biodegradable Polymers from Renewable Sources
- Molecular Evolution: Decoding Patterns of Genomic Change
Each of the four 2025 Balzan Prizes is 750,000 Swiss francs.
Half the Prize money will be awarded to the Prizewinner in recognition of her/his work. The other half will be destined by the Prizewinner to a research project involving young researchers or research groups. The research proposal will be subject to the approval of the General Prize Committee.
Marta Cartabia
Chair; Full Professor of Constitutional Law at Bocconi University, Milan
President Emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court; former Minister of Justice of Italy
Full Professor of Constitutional Law at Bocconi University, Milan
Nomination deadline: March 15, 2026.
Academia Europaea deadline: February 28, 2026.
Nominations by Academia Europaea members must seek authorisation from the appropriate Class chair. The fully completed nominations must be sent to the Executive Secretary Friederike Brandthaus (f.brandthaus@acadeuro.org) for onward transmission to the Foundation with an Academy cover letter.
