German research award for Mayke de Jong

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has award a research prize (Forschungspreis) to Prof. Mayke de Jong, Professor of Medieval History. As of 1 February 2015 she will concentrate on her research into the interconnectedness of the public and the religious domain in late Antiquity and early Middle Ages (400-1000). As a guest researcher she will  work at the Historisches Institut at the Freie Universität, Berlin, from 15 April until 15 May 2015, and from 15 September 2015 until 1 March 2016.

De Jong was nominated for the research award by Prof. Stefan Esders of the Freie Universität, seconded by Prof. Patrick Geary of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. The new project she will be working on in Berlin is titled ‘Transformations of the Public Domain in the Early Medieval West’.

Humboldt-Forschungspreis

The Humboldt Foundation grants up to 100 Humboldt research awards annually. Academics in Germany nominate colleagues from abroad. The award is granted in recognition of a researcher’s entire achievements, to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline. Award winners are invited to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on a research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany. The award is valued at 60,000 euros.