Evaluation procedure and results

The members of the jury are responsible for the scientific evaluation of all applications that meet the formal eligibility criteria.

The complete list of jury members is available here.

Evaluation criteria

• Originality of the article
• Significance of the research contribution to the branches
• Research effort and return
• Language and style of the article
• Links to other branches and interdisciplinarity
• Relevance of the research question to a wider public with an interest in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Stages of the evaluation procedure

1. Administrative verification: Verification of the formal eligibility criteria is carried out by the SAGW/ASSH Secretariat. Applicants who do not pass this round will be notified.
2. Jury evaluation 1^st round: All applications that meet the formal eligibility criteria will be read by two members of the jury who will each assign an evaluation score. These scores will determine which applicants will be shortlisted and become finalists.
3. Jury evaluation 2^nd round: The shortlisted applications will be evaluated by all the members of the jury. The scores will be added up and ranked.
4. Jury evaluation 3^rd round: All members of the jury meet to make the final decision. During the meeting, they discuss the applications with the highest scores, based on the ranking. The jury members then vote on the three prizewinners (1^st Prize, 2^nd Prize and 3^rd Prize). A Diploma of Merit will be awarded to all finalists who are not among the three prizewinners.
5. Communication of the results: In April and as soon as the final decision has been made, the prizewinners and finalists will be notified by e-mail from the SAGW/ASSH Secretariat (sagw(at)sagw.ch). The prizewinners will be invited to a video recording session in Bern between 22 April and 2 May 2025. Applicants who are not among the finalists will be notified at the same time.

The prize is awarded at the SAGW/ASSH annual meeting at the end of May.