Swiss Society of New York

The Swiss Society of New York is very proud to have introduced the annual Swiss Society Fellowship Prize in 2008.

Each year the Prize goes to a recipient linked to the professional field of study of the Guest of Honor or the theme of the Swiss Ball. Through the Prize, the Swiss Society is dedicated to supporting deserving candidates or organizations in their pursuit of educational excellence, social awareness, and humanity’s general body of knowledge.  

Details: The Prize Guidelines and Prize Application are found in the related tabs of the Swiss Society of New York website. Applicants are requested to submit applications as instructed and have additional supporting documentation available to the Grant Committee.

Deadline: Submissions are welcome for Prizes.  All completed entries must arrive at our offices by the dates established and published on this website.

We wish to thank all of our sponsors, but in particular those that contribute to the Silent Auction held at the Swiss Ball. The Silent Auction is the source of funding which sustains our ability to award the Swiss Society Prize.

History of the Fellowship Prize

2008
We are proud to say that the initial award was funded with $10,000. Our admiration of the Guest of Honor of the Swiss Ball 2008 Henry Haller, Chef to five Presidents of the United States, will be expressed through the prize to an individual expanding their career in the culinary arts. 

2009
The Swiss Ball 2009 Guest of Honor was Dieter Meier. Accomplished in many fields, he is best known as a founding member of the famed electronic music group Yello. The second Prize is awarded in composer of modern classical music to Mark Baechli of New York in the amount of $10,000.

2010
Clown DIMITRI impassioned the Swiss Ball 2010 audience. The annual Prize was granted to the Fondazione Teatro Dimitri for the purpose of supporting Swiss students or alumni of Scuola Teatro Dimitri in their pursuit of studies offered by Scuola Teatro Dimitri in the United States, or the production or performance of an act, play or other artistic event in the New York tri-state area.

2011
The Swiss Ball 2011 will honor America’s Swiss Founding Father Albert Gallatin. Among his many achievements are diplomat, Congressman, the longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury and founder of New York University. We are pleased support a grant for a student of Swiss heritage to The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.