The Awards

Successful candidates will received their award in an offical award ceremony, organised by the University of Vienna. The 2025 award ceremony will be held on 26 May, 2025 at the University of Vienna.

In addition, successful candidates are requested to attend a workshop connected with the Baron Awards. The 2025 workshop will be held on 27 May 2025 at the Department of Jewish Studies, University of Vienna. The topic of the 2025 workshop will be "Between Baghdad and Barcelona: Jewish Experiences in the Mediterranean" in relation to the Senior Award laureate’s field of research.

All presentations will be published in a new series dedicated to all presentations given in connection with the Baron Awards. The series Baron Lectures: Studies on the Jewish Experience will be published with Brill Publishers.

Recent and Previous Award Winners