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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters teacher's award
About the prize:
This prize is awarded to a teacher in primary school, secondary school or high school for his or her extraordinary efforts.
Both headmasters, teachers, pupils and parents are invited to nominate candidates.
The prize amount is NOK 50.000, and it is awarded every other year.
When suggesting the laureate, the prize committee emphasizes the teacher’s ability to create interest for the subject, as well as to encourage the pupils to continue their good work after finishing school.
The prize committee provides its suggestion to The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Board, which makes the final decision.
The deadline for nominations is 1 March every other year, next time in 2023.
History of the prize:
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Teacher's award was established in 2009 in memory of Daniel Føllesdal (1869-1923), his wife Bertha (1871-1937) and six of their children, who were all teachers.
Prize committee members:
The prize committee consists of four members, appointed by the board of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
For the period 2024– 2027 the members are:
- Marte Blikstad-Balas (chair), Professor at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research at the University of Oslo.
- Vibeke Grøver, Professor at the Department of Education, University of Oslo.
- Rune Hjelsvold, Professor at the epartment of Computer Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Ingunn B. Wetterstad, Senior Adviser at the Union of Education Norway, (Utdanningsforbundet).
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