The Federal President's History Competition

The Federal President's History Competition takes place every two years on changing themes. Children and young people are called upon to research local or family history. The Körber Foundation runs the competition.

We provide support in finding a topic, in the research and in supervising the research project. With the archive and library of the foundations, a large stock of historical sources is available. They contain countless stories that want to be researched.

When. Every two years, the next competition starts on 1 September 2022.
For whom? Children and young people up to the age of 21
Registration: Information on the competition and the application procedure is available on the website of the Körber Foundation.