Bergesenprisen

Bergesenprisen is the foundation's named prize, described on its own page at bergesenstiftelsen.no/bergesenprisen. The foundation states that "Bergesenprisen er stiftelsens høyeste utmerkelse, og en av Norges største almennyttige priser" (Bergesenprisen is the foundation's highest distinction, and one of Norway's largest public-benefit prizes).

The prize consists of "en statuett av Per Ung og et pengebeløp på to millioner kroner" (a statuette by Per Ung and a cash sum of two million kroner). This cash component of NOK 2,000,000 is recorded as the amount; the statuette is a non-monetary element of the award.

The prize is awarded to "en person eller institusjon som utmerker seg ved sitt samfunnsengasjement, og som har utført et fremragende arbeid og/eller ytt en ekstraordinær innsats innen allmennyttig virksomhet" (a person or institution that distinguishes itself through its social engagement, and that has performed outstanding work and/or made an extraordinary effort within public-benefit activity). The recipient is decided by the foundation's board: "Styret i Bergesenstiftelsen" determines who receives the prize.

The award is annual: "Fra og med 2020 utdeles prisen hvert år" (from 2020 onward the prize is awarded every year). The recipient is announced in September each year, and the award ceremony is held in November, near the foundation's establishment date of 12 November 1975.

Rather than an open application, the prize uses an open nomination round: "Bergesenstiftelsen inviterer hvert år alle til å nominere mulige prismottakere i en åpen nominasjonsrunde ved årets begynnelse" (Bergesenstiftelsen each year invites everyone to nominate possible prize recipients in an open nomination round at the start of the year). The page states that the deadline for 2027 nominations will be announced later, so no specific closing date is recorded here. The foundation can be reached at post@bergesenstiftelsen.no and by telephone on +47 21 03 05 00 (10–14).