Two prizes celebrate gerontology in the Nordic region
At each NKG two prizes are awarded: the Nordic Prize in Gerontology (the Sohlberg Prize), and the Prize for Promising Researcher in Gerontology.
The Nordic Prize in Gerontology
The Nordic Prize in Gerontology, the Sohlberg prize, of 10.000 EURO is sponsored by the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation
The prize will be awarded at the 28th Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Jyväskylä, Finland, where the prize-winner will give a lecture.
The prize is relevant for all aging sciences and is awarded to a scientist active in a Nordic country who is a leader in gerontology with a major influence on the development of her/his field in aging research.
The Sohlberg Prize will be announced on the website of the 28NKG
Promising Researcher in Gerontology
The Prize for Promising researcher in Gerontology is sponsored by the Nordic Gerontological Federation. It is offered to a candidate from the country that hosts the following Nordic Congress of Gerontology. At the 28NKG it will be awarded to a scholar from Norway.
The prize-winner will receive an amount of 24.000 SEK and give a lecture at a ceremony during the congress.
The prize will be announced on the website of the 28NKG
Winners of the Nordic Prize of Gerontology
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2024 Teppo Kröger, Finland
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2022 Susanne Iwarsson, Sweden
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2021 Martha Szebehely, Sweden
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2018 Taina Rantanen, Finland
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2016 Kaare Christensen, Denmark
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2014 Timo Strandberg, Finland
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2012 Kaisu Pitkälä, Finland
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2010 Laura Fratiglioni, Sweden
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2008 Yngve Gustafsson, Sweden
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2006 Knut Engedal, Norway
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2004 Stig Berg, Sweden
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2002 Bengt Winblad, Sweden
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2000 Reijo Tilvis, Finland
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1998 Birgitta Odén, Sweden
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1996 Eino Heikkinen, Finland
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1994 Carl Geerhard Gottfries, Sweden
Nordic Prize in Gerontology 2024
Professor Teppo Kröger, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, was awarded the Sohlberg Prize in 2024. Teppo Kröger was appointed as Professor of Social and Public Policy at the University of Jyväskylä in 2011. Since 2018, he has been the Director and PI of the Centre of Excellence in Research and Care and Team Leader of it’s Research Group 1 ‘Ageing and Comparative Care Policy’. Photo: Kristiina Kontoniemi.
Prize for Promising Researcher 2024
Kaisa Koivunen, postdoctoral researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, was awarded the Prize for Promising Researcher 2024. Kaisa Koivunen is a versatile researcher in the field of gerontology. Her main interests are in public health, physical functioning, and specifically systemic resilience and psychometrics. Her basis education is a Master of Health Sciences (Physiotherapy).
Grants for young scholars
The Nordic Gerontological Federation offers 13 grants for congress participation to support young scholars scholars in gerontology and geriatrics.
Two grants go to participants from each of the Nordic countries, and one to participants from each of the Baltic countries. The grants are offered in collaboration with the Nordic Congress of Gerontolology.
Grants are aimed for scholars who have difficulties raising funds to cover their cost of attending to the congress.
Grants can only be applied by PhD candidates and non-senior researchers from the field of gerontology and geriatrics.
Each grant is 5.000 SEK. In addition, grant recievers do not pay the congress registration fee.
All grants and prizes will be announced at congress website.