The Ludvig Holberg Memorial fund was established in 2003 by the Norwegian Parliament. The Board of the Fund annually awards the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanitites, social sciences, law, and theology. The Board is now calling for nominations for the 2008 Prize, which has a value of NOK 4.5m (approximately EURO 555,000/US$750,000). The deadline for nominations is 10 February 2008. Further information can be found at http://www.holbergprisen.no/.