{"id":676,"date":"2026-02-22T22:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/junior-prize\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:09:28","slug":"junior-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/en\/junior-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"676\" class=\"elementor elementor-676 elementor-97\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6d3fa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a6d3fa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116273c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"116273c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0775-e1522757488275-1024x527.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0775-e1522757488275-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0775-e1522757488275-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0775-e1522757488275-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0775-e1522757488275-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0775-e1522757488275.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9883289 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9883289\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d961e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46d961e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9ccd46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c9ccd46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Junior Prize<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c81cfad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c81cfad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8220;Benediktpreis von M\u00f6nchengladbach&#8221; is awarded every two years. This award is generally granted to individuals with significant life experience who have made outstanding contributions to the common good through their actions and who serve as role models\u2014not least for the younger generation.<\/p><p>From this younger generation, we are seeking a young woman, a young man, or a group of young people\u2014ideally between the ages of 17 and 30\u2014for a separate award: the &#8220;Junior Prize of the Benediktpreis von M\u00f6nchengladbach Association.&#8221; Candidates should have demonstrated value-oriented action in the fields of economy, science, society, culture, or art in a special way, against the backdrop of Christian-Western experiences.<\/p><p>The achievement to be honored may be, for example, a scientific work (doctoral thesis, master&#8217;s or diploma thesis), an artistic work and\/or a lecture, an initiative (founding an association, etc.), or any other deed valuable to society. It should also be exemplary and, if possible, have potential for sustainability.<\/p><p>The Junior Prize was first announced in the fall of 2015. It is awarded on a biennial basis and carries a prize of \u20ac1,500; further gradations are planned. The association&#8217;s board of directors decides on the awarding of the prize.<\/p><p>We are currently seeking applicants once again. Proposals, which should ideally be summarized on one A4 page, are requested by December 31, 2026, at the association&#8217;s address:<br><\/p><p>Benediktverein M\u00f6nchengladbach e.V.<br>Attn: Professor Dr. Harald Vergossen<\/p><p>preferably via email: Harald.Vergossen@hs-niederrhein.de<\/p><p>or by mail:<br>Webschulstra\u00dfe 41<br>41065 M\u00f6nchengladbach<\/p><p>Good luck!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60447529 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60447529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Junior Prize The &#8220;Benediktpreis von M\u00f6nchengladbach&#8221; is awarded every two years. 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