Call for Entries: Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2025 (Worth €30,000)

The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism is now inviting submissions for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2025. This annual worldwide award celebrates people and teams demonstrating distinctive civic engagement in combating antisemitism and selling Holocaust schooling.

Named after the famend Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, the prize honours these whose work actively fosters remembrance, consciousness, and societal understanding of the hazards of antisemitism.

About the Prize

The Simon Wiesenthal Prize acknowledges excellent efforts within the following areas:

• Active contribution to tasks countering antisemitism
• Critical and proactive engagement with antisemitism
• Promotion of schooling concerning the Holocaust and its penalties
• Commitment to awareness-raising and preventive measures towards antisemitism

Candidates’ initiatives ought to clearly display civic management, instructional worth, and a measurable impression on strengthening tolerance and understanding inside society.

Award Categories and Prize Amounts

The complete prize fund quantities to €30,000, distributed throughout three classes:

• €7,500 – Civic Engagement to Combat Antisemitism
• €7,500 – Civic Engagement to Promote Holocaust Education
• €15,000 – Main Prize for Outstanding Civic Engagement

Eligibility

• Open to people and teams worldwide.
• Applicants could self-apply or be nominated by others.
• Activities should align with the goals of combating antisemitism and/or selling Holocaust schooling.

Application Details

Timeline

• 19 September 2025: Announcement of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2025
• 19 December 2025: Submission Deadline
• 2026: Jury Meeting and Selection
• 2026: Board of Trustees Announcement of Winners

About the Organizers

The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism oversees the Simon Wiesenthal Prize to make sure that classes from the previous stay related at present—encouraging new generations to advertise remembrance, justice, and human rights.

Location:
National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism
Dr. Karl Renner-Ring 3, A-1017 Vienna, Austria

Website: www.wiesenthalpreis.at

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