Berggruen Prize Essay Competition

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The competition is open to broad cross-cultural thinking, but the applicant's work is highly technical (computational neuroscience/pharmacology) and does not directly align with the essay prize's typical focus on philosophical or societal questions. The $50k prize is attractive, but the fit is moderate at best.

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Status: HUMAN_REQUIRED
Deadline: —
Cycle: rolling
Amount: $50,000
Type: competition
URL: Apply

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2026-07-28 OPEN → HUMAN_REQUIRED · Write and submit an original essay (creative fiction) on the theme 'A New Axial Age' that is philosophically engaging and accessible to a general intellectual audience, not a technical academic paper.