ALLEA Opens Call for Nominations for the Madame de Staël Prize 2026

ALLEA announces a call for applications for the next edition of the ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize 2026. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2026.

The ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize is awarded annually. It is part of the larger mission of ALLEA to not only promote the intellectual, scientific, and cultural richness of Europe, but also to support and acknowledge scholarly contributions that add to these valuable European assets. 

The idea of the ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize emerged in 2014 with the inauguration of the “New Narrative for Europe” project initiated by then President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso (2004–2014). 

The Prize recognises researchers or intellectuals whose work has contributed significantly to the advancement of Europe. A laureate’s work is ideally of an interdisciplinary nature and exhibits a remarkable and demonstrable contribution to the processes behind European development, integration and identity. 

The laureate of the ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize 2026 is set to be announced at the end of the year, with a Prize handover ceremony planned for ALLEA General Assembly on 11–12 May 2027 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 

ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize 2025 was awarded to Professor Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC), in recognition of her outstanding contributions to European research leadership, and the advancement of frontier science across Europe.  

Please find more detailed information on the nomination process for the ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize here: allea.org/about-the-madame-de-stael-prize.

Nominations should be directed electronically to ALLEA Liaison Officer, Dagmara Bożek: bozek@allea.org, by 30 September 2026.