From 2009 to 2015 the Department of History and Civilization awarded a biannual prize to the author of the best new MA thesis in early modern, modern or contemporary European history and in the history of Europe in the world.
Marc Bloch (1886-1944) was one of the most influential historians of the twentieth century. In keeping with two central aspects of his historical oeuvre, the Department selected studies with an explicit comparative or transnational perspective of a high scholarly historical nature. Research accuracy, innovation and literary merit were important factors in the final selection.