Jaarprijs Cuijpers-Opdenakker 2023: competition open

The “Jaarprijs Cuijpers-Opdenakker” is a prize for the best scholarly article written by a younger author in the Netherlands on a topic concerning the Ancient Near East (incl. Egypt).

Authors may send in their published article before 15 February 2023 to compete for the prize, which will be awarded in May/June 2023. Submissions can be sent in through the online submission form on our website.

The jury consists of representatives for NINO, Ex Oriente Lux, and the prize’s founders.

Conditions and regulations

Main conditions for participation are:

• The article contains original research into the Ancient Near East (incl. Egypt until 600 CE).
• The article has been published between 2018-2022.
• The (first) author was not older than 40 years at the time of publication.
• The (first) author was affiliated with an organisation or institute in the Netherlands, and/or living in the Netherlands, at the time of publication.
• The winner is expected to rework the winning article into a popularising publication.

For full details and regulations, see the page for the JCO Prize on this website.