On 15 April, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Lithuania issued a call for nominations for the Balts’ Award 2021.
The aim of the Balts’ Award is to recognize excellence and achievement related to individual contributions and accomplishments in promotion of Latvian-Lithuanian and Lithuanian-Latvian translations, teaching as well as enhancing the use of Latvian and Lithuanian languages, research on the Latvian and Lithuanian tangible and intangible cultural and historic heritage, as well as investigative journalism on Latvian and Lithuanian history, culture and tourism.
In accordance with the Regulation on the Balts’ Award, both – persons and institutions, which have contributed to the above-mentioned areas, can be nominated for the Award.
The deadline to submit the nominations is 30 June 2021.
The Jury’s decision on the winner will be made in August of 2021. The winner of the Balts’ Award 2021 will be announced in early autumn and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Lithuania will present the Award jointly in a ceremony to be held in Lithuania.
The Balts’ Award of 3000 euros is annual, and equal contributions are made by both the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Lithuania. The Jury of the Award consists of representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Lithuania as well as independent language, literature and history experts from both countries.
The first Balts’ Award was symbolically presented in 2018 when Latvia and Lithuania celebrated their Centenaries. The Award has been previously granted to Laimute Balode (2018), Alvydas Butkus (2019) and Alberts Sarkanis (2020).
The applications and Curricula Vitae of nominees from Latvia should be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia in English by e-mail to mfa.cha@mfa.gov.lv or by post to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, K. Valdemāra iela 3, Rīga, LV-1395 with reference to “Balts’ Award”.
The applications and Curricula Vitae of nominees from Lithuania should be submitted in English to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania by e-mail urm@urm.lt, or by post to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, J. Tumo-Vaižganto g. 2, LT-01511, Vilnius with reference to “Balts’ Award”.
In case of any further information required, please do not hesitate to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (mfa.cha@mfa.gov.lv or +371 6 7016 201) or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (urm@urm.lt or +370 63005962).
Please find the Regulation on the Balts’ Award and the Application Form.