Call for Entries: Inge Deutschkron Award 2024

The Inge Deutschkron Award aims to honour and preserve what the honorary citizen of Berlin, author and Holocaust survivor Inge Deutschkron stood for and fought for throughout her life. For decades, she educated young people about the horrors and suffering caused by the Nazi regime in lectures, readings and personal conversations. In doing so, she wanted to strengthen the fight against anti-Semitic narratives and the memory of the Holocaust as well as counteract the resurgence of right-wing extremist tendencies. The award honours projects by young people that build on and continue Inge Deutschkron's life's work.

Who?

The Inge Deutschkron Prize is aimed at people between the ages of 14 and 25 in groups of three to 30 people from Berlin. For example, you can apply with your school class, working group, youth group, university group or your sports club.

What?

We are looking for projects that address at least two of the following topics:

Rescue of persecuted people during the Nazi era (Silent Heroines and Heroes)
Dealing with the fight against right-wing extremism and National Socialism after 1945 in Berlin
Dealing with National Socialist perpetrators after 1945 in East and West Berlin (What happened to those who were involved in the deportations or benefited from them?

A project can be implemented in the form of videos, comics, graffiti, collages, podcasts, city tours, photographs or research.

To participate, the following requirements must be met:

Fully completed application form (including implementation plan)
Relevance of the project in the context of Inge Deutschkron’s commitment with direct reference to at least two of the above topics (max. 1 page or video message)
Proof of participation in a historical-political educational event as part of the accompanying programme of the Inge Deutschkron Prize

How?

Please fill out the application form, which we will link here shortly. A complete application consists of the completed form and the project outline, which you can upload as a PDF file.

When?

You can submit your application between September 15, 2024 and January 15, 2025 using the application form.

Award:

Two to three contributions will be awarded. In addition to a cash grant, you will receive professional support in implementing your project. The winning projects will be honored at a celebratory awards ceremony (expected in May 2025) in Berlin.

All participants benefit from an exciting and informative accompanying program. If possible, all shortlisted projects will be exhibited in Berlin and published on the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe website.

The Jury:

An interdisciplinary jury will evaluate your contributions after the application deadline. The following criteria apply:

the implementation of the topic
the originality of the design
Research effort and historical accuracy
regional or everyday reference
a dignified commemoration of Inge Deutschkron and/or other victims of National Socialism
the implementation costs of the design must not exceed 3,500 euros

Contact:

For further information please contact us at the following email address: inge.deutschkron-preis@schwarzkopf-stiftung.de.

We look forward to your innovative contributions and wish all participants much success!

Apply now