Andorra's Consell General Finalizes Updated Premi Principat d’Andorra Research Award Rules

Andorra's Consell General has finalized the rules for the updated Premi Principat d’Andorra research award, featuring two categories with a total prize fund of 10,000 euros.

The primary category awards 7,000 euros plus publication of the work by the Consell General to the author of an original, unpublished research paper on Andorra. Entries must be written in Catalan and focus on historical research or social sciences, now expanded to include political science, anthropology, sociology, law, and economics. The secondary category allocates 3,000 euros to an Andorran publishing house that publishes at least one qualifying research work during 2025.

This revised structure splits the previous 10,000-euro prize—formerly given solely to the main category winner along with publication—while broadening eligible themes. Participation in the award had declined over time.

The initiative continues a prior version of the Premi Principat d’Andorra, presented during the Nit Literària Andorrana event organized by the Cercle de les Arts i les Lletres. The Cercle recently announced it would no longer host the event, citing that it exceeds the entity's current capacities. By launching the award directly, the Consell General ensures researchers who have already begun their work can still compete.

Approval from the Sindicatura is pending, after which the rules will appear in the Butlletí del Consell General and the Butlletí Oficial del Principat d’Andorra (BOPA).