The Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer-Award is named after the journalist, diplomat, legal and political scientist Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer who was born in Ranshofen (Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria) in 1894. The prize is dedicated to Austrians who remarkably engaged themselves in diverse social and political works for their homeland.

On 26th September, 2015  in the GUGG-Kulturhaus of Braunau it was handed over to Univ. Prof. Dr. Manfred Nowak. Attached you can find the expression of thanks from Manfred Nowak.