The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung awards a number of prizes.
Literature Prize
We support artistic young talent and each year since 1993 we have been awarding the prestigious Literature Prize to authors whose works have helped to establish the freedom and dignity of humans.
Further information on the Literature Prize
The winners of the Literature Prize help us navigate through times of changing values. As the preamble to our Articles of Association says, they have given a voice to freedom. The works of all prize winners highlight the importance of defending freedom even and especially today, in times or violence and terror.
German Local Journalist Prize
There are special projects that support young journalists. We have been awarding our own Local Journalist Prize since as early as 1980. Here, only newspapers that implement grass roots concepts, address difficult issues, act as advocates for the reader or offer a dedicated service make it on to the short-list.
Further information on the Local Journalist Prize
The German Local Journalist Prize of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is the oldest prize awarded by the foundation. In its now 40 years of existence, some 200 local newsrooms and local editors have been distinguished with the award.
Social Market Economy Prize
Since 2012, the “Social Market Economy Prize” has honoured personalities who demonstrated outstanding levels of commitment to preserving and developing the social market economy.
More information about the Social Market Economy Prize
With their independent actions or innovative ideas, the prize winners have put themselves at the service of social justice and thus contributed towards further developing our economic and social order.
denkt@g-Jugendwettbewerb
The nationwide youth competition against anti-Semitism, right-wing extremism and xenophobia takes place every two years under the auspices of President of the Bundestag (ret.) Professor Norbert Lammert.
More information on the denkt@g-Jugendwettbewerb
Since 2001, the foundation has taken the Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January as an opportunity every two years to launch the nationwide internet competition “denkt@g” for young people aged between 16 and 22 years old. By dealing with the Shoa and NS dictatorship, but also with current issues surrounding intolerance and violence, the young participants contribute towards the culture of commemoration and remembrance while also speaking out against anti-Semitism and right-wing extremism.
