2015-08-09 International Prizes

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Last Modified December 11, 2014.

List of international awards and prizes

International awards and prizes covering multiple disciplines

Name of the Award Subject Areas/ Eligibility Type of award Estimated Deadline

for nomination

Who can nominate

Alexander von Humboldt

Research Award

Award is granted in

recognition of researchers

whose fundamental

discoveries new theories or

insights have had a

significant impact on their

own discipline and who are

expected to continue

producing cutting-edge

achievements in the future

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community

Nominations may be

submitted by regular

mail at any time. An

independent

Alexander von

Humboldt

Foundation Selection

Committee decides

on the nominations

submitted twice a

year in spring and in

autumn.

Any established academic actively

working at a research institution in

Germany (university non-university

research institute) may initiate the

procedure for granting a Humboldt

Research Award. Direct applications

are not accepted.

BBVA Foundation

Frontiers of Knowledge

Awards

Outstanding basic research

in physics chemistry

mathematics biology

medicine economics finance

management; creative work

of excellence in

contemporary music

information and

communication technologies

ecology and conservation

biology; and research

practical actions and

initiatives in the areas of

climate change and

development cooperation

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community

July 1 Anyone can submit a nomination




for nomination

Who can nominate

Wolf Prize Physics Medicine Arts and

Agriculture

Specific sub fields are not

available on the website

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community

August 31 Anyone can submit a nomination

Benjamin Franklin

Medals

Physics Chemistry Earth and

Environmental sciences

Engineering and Materials

science

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community

No deadline Anyone can submit a nomination

Balzan Prize Four annual awards are

made: two in literature moral

sciences and the arts; and

two in the physical

mathematical and natural

sciences and medicine.

Fields for awarding prizes

will be announced in Fall .

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community

March 15 Universities research institutes

academies and figures recognized by

the General Prize Committee

Millennium Technology

Prize

(awarded in even years)

Ground breaking

innovations in Physics

Chemistry Life sciences and

Medicine

The Prize is designed to

encourage further cutting-

edge research and

development and is not

intended as a reward for

lifetime achievement.

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community.

July 31 Universities academies research

institutes and industrial organizations

Global Young Academy Open to all researchers aged

30-40 years working in any

Open to all September 29 Applications should be completed

personally by the candidate and must be




for nomination

Who can nominate

evidence-based discipline

including the natural

sciences and medicine

engineering social sciences

arts and humanities

researchers aged

30-40 years

accompanied by a letter of support.

Application forms should be emailed to

[email protected].

Kyoto Prize in Advanced

technology

Kyoto Prize in Basic

sciences

Fields rotate between

electronics biotechnology

and medical technology

materials science and

engineering and information

science.

Fields rotate between

biological sciences

mathematical sciences earth

and planetary sciences and

life sciences.

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community

September 20 Candidates for the Kyoto Prize are

nominated by official Kyoto Prize

nominators who are selected annually

by the Inamori Foundation from among

recognized domestic and international

authorities.

Templeton Prize Human sciences life sciences

and physical sciences;

philosophy theology and

other areas of the

humanities; religious

leadership; Journalism etc.

These fields do not exhaust

the areas in which

achievement might qualify

for the Templeton Prize nor

is it necessary for a

nominee's work to be

confined to just one field.

Prize honors a living person

who has made an

Men and women

of any creed

profession or

national origin

may be

nominated for the

Templeton Prize

July 1 Anyone can submit a nomination

http://www.globalyoungacademy.net/membership/GYA_ApplicationForm2013.doc

mailto:[email protected]




for nomination

Who can nominate

exceptional contribution to

affirming life’s spiritual

dimension whether through

insight discovery or practical

works.

Max Planck Research

Award

The award is presented to

scientists who have already

achieved international

recognition in the fields of

natural and engineering

sciences the life sciences and

the humanities and are

expected to continue to

produce outstanding

academic results in

international collaborations.

The Prize field for award

will be announced shortly.

Open to all

scientists and

scholars

January 31 The Presidents/Vice Chancellors of

universities and the heads of research

institutions in Germany are eligible to

make nominations.

Klaus J. Jacobs Research

Prize

The prize awards

outstanding scientific

contributions of individuals

from all disciplines aiming

at the improvement of young

people's development and

perspectives worldwide.

Open to all

scientists and

scholars

March 15 Anyone can submit a nomination

King Faisal International

Prize for Science Subject areas and fields for

2015 are yet to be

announced

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

May 1 Universities research centers and other

learned circles. Nominations are also

accepted from previous winners of

King Faisal International Prize.




for nomination

Who can nominate

community

R&D 100 awards Any new technical product

or process in working or

marketable condition that

was first available for

purchase or licensing

between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31

Open to all

individuals

April 30 Anyone can submit a nomination

Sloan Research

Fellowship

(awarded every year)

Physics Mathematics

Chemistry Engineering

Molecular Biology

Neuroscience Computer

Sciences Ocean Sciences

Economics.

Less than 6 years past PhD

Open to young

American and

Canadian

researchers.

September 6 Anyone

Tang prize

(awarded every even year

with deadlines in odd

years)

Sustainable Development

Biopharmaceutical Science

Sinology (excluding literary

works) and Rule of Law.

Open to all

members of the

international

scientific

community.

September 20 The Tang Prize selection committee

will seek nominations from individuals

and/or institutions.

Royal Society

Fellowships September 30

National Academies of

Sciences awards

Guggenheim Fellowships September 19

Dan David prize Each year fields are chosen

within three Time

Dimensions- Past Present

and Future.

November 30 Anyone can submit a nomination




for nomination

Who can nominate

Ted Prize Awarded to a leader with a

bold, innovative vision for

sparking global change

Open to all March 31 Anyone can submit a nomination

International awards and prizes in Physics

Name of the Award Subject Areas/ Eligibility Type of award Estimated

Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Seaborg Medal Outstanding scientific or

engineering research

contributions to the development

of peaceful uses of nuclear

energy.

Open to all members

of the international

scientific community.

June 1 Technical societies heads of

governments and other

appropriate individuals.

American Physical

Society (APS)

The APS has several international

prizes and awards

Open to all

Arthur L. Schawlow

Prize in Laser Science

(APS)

Recognizes outstanding

contributions to basic research

which uses lasers to advance our

knowledge of the fundamental

physical properties of materials

and their interaction with light

Open to all members


scientific community

July 1 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Oliver Buckley Prize in

Condensed Matter

Physics Science

To recognize and encourage

outstanding theoretical or

experimental contributions to

condensed matter physics.

Open to all members




nomination




Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

APS Awarded annually.

Fritz London Memorial

Prize

The Fritz London Prize was

created to recognize scientists

who made outstanding

contributions to the field of Low

Temperature Physics.

Awarded every 3 years.

Open to all members



November 15 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Albert Einstein World

award of Science

Physics/Mathematics/Astronomy; Open to all members



November 30 The President the Prime

Minister S&T Ministers Culture

and Education Directors of

Institutes and Organizations

Rectors of Universities.

Members of the World Cultural

Council. Outstanding

personalities in Science and

Culture

Tom W. Bonner Prize in

Nuclear Physics

(APS)

Physicists whose work in nuclear

physics is primarily experimental

or a particularly outstanding

piece of theoretical work

Open to all physicists

worldwide


nomination

W.K.H. Panofsky Prize

(APS) Experimental Particle Physics Open to scientists of

all nations


nomination

Heineken Prize for

Biophysics

Biophysics Open to all members



In November Anyone can submit a

nomination




Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Nobel Prize in Physics Physics Open to all members



January 31 Nomination to the Nobel Prizes

is by invitation only.

Raymond and Beverly

Sackler International

Prize in Biophysics

Physics Biophysics

A sub-field for the Prize is yet to

be announced.

Open to all members



May 30 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Rank prize for

Optoelectronics

Inter-face between optics and

electronics and nearly related

phenomena

Open to all members



Not available Not available

International awards and prizes in Chemistry

Name of the Award Subject Areas/ Eligibility Type of award Estimated Deadline for

nomination

Who can

nominate

Eni award Research and innovation on the technologies

related to the whole cycle of hydrocarbons

Open to all members



in October Anyone can

submit a

nomination

Thieme–IUPAC Prize Synthetic organic chemistry Candidates must be

under 40 years of age

as of January 1 of the

year in which the

prize is awarded

December 13 Anyone can

submit a

nomination

Welch Award Chemistry; the Prize recognizes important

chemical research contributions which have a

significant positive influence on mankind.

Open to all members



February 1 Anyone can

submit a



Name of the Award Subject Areas/ Eligibility Type of award Estimated Deadline for

nomination

Who can

nominate

nomination

The Kavli Prize in

Nanoscience

(awarded every two

years)

The Prize is awarded for outstanding

achievement in the science and application of

the unique physical chemical and biological

properties of atomic molecular macromolecular

and cellular structures and systems that are

manifest in the nanometre scale including

molecular self-assembly nanomaterials

nanoscale instrumentation nanobiotechnology

macromolecular synthesis molecular mechanics

and related topics.

Open to all members



December 1 Anyone can

submit a

nomination

Nobel Prize in

Chemistry

Chemistry Open to all members



January 31 Nomination to the

Nobel Prizes is by

invitation only.

International awards and prizes in Cosmology


Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Shaw Prize in

Astronomy

Astronomy Open to all members



November 30 Only invited nominators can

submit a nomination

Gruber prize in

Cosmology

Awarded to a leading

cosmologist astronomer

astrophysicist or scientific

philosopher for theoretical

Open to all members



December 15 Anyone can submit a

nomination




Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

analytical conceptual or

observational discoveries leading

to fundamental advances in our

understanding of the universe.

Kavli Prize in

Astrophysics

(awarded every two

years)

Cosmology astrophysics

astronomy planetary science solar

physics space science

astrobiology astronomical and

astrophysical instrumentation and

particle astrophysics.

Open to all members




nomination

Vetlesen Prize

(prize awarded every

two years)

The prize is awarded for

scientific achievement resulting

in a clearer understanding of the

Earth its history or its relations to

the universe.

Open to all members




International awards and prizes in Mathematics


Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Shaw Prize in

Mathematical sciences

Mathematics Open to all members




submit a nomination

COPSS Presidents'

Award

Statistics Persons under the age

of 40

in January Anyone can submit a

nomination

Abel Prize Mathematics including Open to all members September 15 Anyone can submit a



mathematical aspects of computer

science mathematical physics

probability numerical analysis

and scientific computing statistics

and also applications of

mathematics in the sciences



nomination

International awards and prizes in Engineering

Name of the Award Subject Areas/ Eligibility Type of award Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

IEEE Medal of Honour Electrical and Electronics

engineering

Open to all members




nomination

Kyoto Prize in Materials

science and engineering

Materials Science and

Engineering

Open to all members



September 20 Candidates for the Kyoto Prize

are nominated by official Kyoto

Prize nominators who are

selected annually by the Inamori

Foundation from among

recognized domestic and

international authorities.

Draper prize Any Engineering discipline Open to all members



January 2-April 1 Members and foreign associates

of the U.S. National Academy

of Engineering National

Academy of Sciences and

Institute of Medicine; members

and foreign associates of

academies of engineering

worldwide; members of

recognized U.S. and

international engineering



societies; and other individuals

deemed eligible by the National

Academy of Engineering.

Japan Prize The Japan Prize will be awarded

in the field of Electronics

Information and Communication

to individual(s) who has made

significant contributions to

society by achieving scientific

and technological breakthroughs

in 1) creating new industries and

improving productivity; 2)

developing essential technologies

and systems that contribute to the

realization of information and

knowledge-based society; and 3)

developing fundamental science

and technologies that have high

potential to promote further

advancement of our society.

Open to all members



end of February Prominent scientists and

researchers from around the

world invited by the

Foundation

Russ Prize

( awarded biennially-

odd number years)

The Prize recognizes

achievements in bioengineering

including research education or

product development in such

areas as biomedical

instrumentation separation and

control systems; aerospace

biomedical

engineering; diagnostic

technologies; applied genetic

engineering; pharmaceutical

processing;

prosthetic technologies;

Open to all members



April 1 Anyone can submit a

nomination



biomolecular engineering;

medical engineering; and applied

physiological systems.

International awards and prizes in Life sciences


Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Albert Einstein World

award of Science

Life Sciences: Biology

Biochemistry Medicine

Paleoanthropology Ecology or

Chemistry

Open to all members of

the international


November 30 The President the Prime Minister

Ministers of Science and

Technology or Culture and

Education Directors of Institutes

and Organizations Rectors of

Universities. Members of the

World Cultural Council.

Outstanding personalities in

Science and Culture

Harvey Prize In one prize will be presented in

science and technology and one

prize in human health


the international


February 7 Members of the Board of

Governors of the Technion and

the Technion Senate; Harvey

Prize Laureates; Members of

National Academies of Science

and Engineering; and Presidents

Vice-Presidents Deans and Full

Professors of recognized

institutions of

higher learning and research in

Israel and abroad.

Japan Prize in Life

Sciences The Japan Prize is awarded to

individual(s) who has made

Open to all scientists of in February Prominent scientists and

researchers from around the



significant contributions to society

by achieving scientific and

technological breakthroughs of 1)

discovering new life phenomena;

2) elucidating vital functions; 3)

developing revolutionary analysis

technologies; and 4) creating

future medicine.

all nationalities world invited by the

Foundation

L'Oréal-UNESCO

Awards for Women in

Science

Awarded to 5 women scientists

who have made a significant

contribution in the Life Sciences

Distinguished eminent

women scientists

May 17 Anyone can submit a nomination

International Prize for

biology Theme for prize will be

announced in fall

Open to all scientists of

all nationalities


International awards and prizes in Genetics


Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Kistler Prize Genetics and role of genetics and

genetic heritability in human

society especially those

contributions stemming from

research conducted with courage

and connection despite opposition

from peers and the public


the international


September 30 Anyone can submit a nomination

Gruber prize in

Genetics

Individuals who have made

original discoveries in the fields of

genetic function regulation


the international


December 15 Individuals organizations and

institutions that are active in or

have an appreciation for



transmission or variation or in

genomic organization

contemporary genetic research

or problems

International awards and prizes in Biochemistry


Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Heineken Prize for

Biochemistry Biochemistry Open to all members of

the international


in November Anyone can submit a

nomination

IUPAC-Richter Prize

(Awarded every two

years)

Medicinal Chemistry Open to all members of

the international



nomination

Louisa Gross Horwitz

Prize

The award is presented to

recognize outstanding basic

research in biology or

biochemistry


the international


January 31 Anyone can submit a

nomination

International awards and prizes in Agriculture

Name of the

Award

Subject Areas/ Eligibility Type of award Estimated Deadline

for nomination

Who can nominate

Rank Prize Crop husbandry Human nutrition

Animal nutrition;


the international


Not available on

website Not available on website

World food prize The Prize recognizes the Open to all members of May 1 Anyone can submit a nomination



accomplishments of individuals

who have advanced human

development by improving the

quality quantity or availability of

food in the world

the international


International awards in Health


Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

InBev-Baillet Latour

Health Prize The prize recognizes outstanding

achievements in biomedical

research for the benefit of human

health. The theme for is

Cardiovascular diseases.


all nationalities

September 30 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Canada Gairdner

Global Health Award

The award recognizes research in

basic science clinical science or

population or environmental health

that has or has potential to make a

significant impact on health

outcomes in the developing world


the international


October 1 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Henry G. Friesen

International Prize in

Health Research

The award supports an annual fall

lecture or series of lectures by a

worthy and accomplished speaker

of international stature on topics

related to the advancement of

health research and its evolving

contributions to society.


the international


in January Anyone can submit a

nomination



International awards in Medicine


Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Wiley Prize Biomedical science; the award

recognizes contributions that have

opened new fields of research or

advanced novel concepts or their

applications in biomedical science.


the international



nomination

Lewis S. Rosenstiel

Award for

Distinguished Work in

Basic Medical

Research

Awards are given to scientists for

recent discoveries of particular

originality and importance to basic

medical research


the international


August 31 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Warren Alpert

Foundation Prize

The Prize recognizes one or more

scientists whose scientific

achievements have led to the

prevention cure or treatment of

human diseases or disorders and/or

whose research constitutes a

seminal scientific finding that

holds great promise of ultimately

changing our understanding of

and/or ability to treat disease.


the international



nomination

Canada Gairdner

International award

Award given to biomedical

scientists who have made original

contributions to medicine resulting

in increased understanding of

human biology and disease.


the international



nomination

Shaw Prize in Life

science and Medicine The Prize will be awarded for

innovations in biomedical sciences


the international


submit a nomination




Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

and clinical medicine. scientific community

Heineken Prize for

Cognitive Science

(awarded every other

year)

Individual who has done

outstanding work in cognitive

science.


the international



nomination

Heineken Prize for

Medicine Awarded to a scientist who has

conducted pioneering medical

research.


the international



nomination

The Kavli Prize in

Neuroscience

(awarded every two

years)

The Prize is awarded for

outstanding achievement in

advancing our knowledge and

understanding of the brain and

nervous system including

molecular neuroscience cellular

neuroscience systems neuroscience

neurogenetics developmental

neuroscience cognitive

neuroscience computational

neuroscience and related facets of

the brain and nervous system.


the international



nomination

Gruber Prize in

Neuroscience Individuals from anywhere in the

world who have conducted highly

distinguished research in the field

of the brain spinal cord or

peripheral nervous system.


the international


December 15 Individuals organizations and

institutions that are active in or

have an appreciation for

contemporary neuroscience

research and study.

Robert-Koch-

Postdoctoral Prize

Immunology; the Prize recognizes

research which has substantially

improved our understanding of

Junior scientists below

35 years of age

January 31 Anyone can submit a

nomination




Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

infectious diseases.

Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine Open to all members of

the international


January 31 Nomination to the Nobel Prizes


David E. Rumelhart

Prize

The Prize is awarded to an

individual or collaborative team

making a significant contemporary

contribution to the theoretical

foundations of human cognition

including: mathematical modeling

of human cognitive processes

formal analysis of language and

other products of human cognitive

activity and computational

analyses of human cognition using

symbolic or non-symbolic

frameworks.


the international


February 15 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Lasker Awards

- Albert Lasker Basic

Medical Research

Award

- Lasker~DeBakey

Clinical Medical

Research Award

-Lasker~Koshland

Special Achievement

Award in Medical

Science

(awarded every other

year)

Awarded to investigators who

contributions have 1) provided

techniques information or concepts

contributing to the elimination of

major causes of disability and

death 2) opened new areas of

biomedical science 3) improved

the clinical management or

treatment of patients.

The Lasker~Koshland Special

Achievement Award in Medical

Science honors scientists whose

contributions to research are of

unique magnitude and have


the international


in February Anyone can submit a

nomination




Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

immeasurable influence on the

course of science health or

medicine and whose professional

careers have engendered within the

biomedical community the deepest

feelings of awe and respect.

Keio Medical Science

Prize

Basic medicine clinical medicine

or life sciences closely related to

medicine


the international


However laureates of

Nobel Prize Order of

Cultural Merit Kyoto

Prize and/or Japan

Prize can not be

nominated.

March 18 Anyone can submit a

nomination

J. Allyn Taylor

International Prize in

Medicine

Theme for prize will be

announced in fall


all nationalities

May 1 Anyone can submit a

nomination

Massry Award The award recognizes outstanding

contributions to the biomedical

sciences and the advancement of

health including nephrology

physiology and related fields.


the international


May 21 Only one nomination may be

made by: (a) Deans of Medical

Schools (b) Members of the

National Academy of Sciences

(c) Nobel Prize Laureates in

physiology and medicine and

(d) Eminent scientists who may

be selected by the Board of

Directors of the Foundation;

Paul Ehrlich and

Ludwig Darmstaedter

Immunology Microbiology

Experimental and


the international





Deadline for

nomination

Who can nominate

Prize chemotherapeutic haematology

clinical bacteriology

and cancer research


Robert Koch Medal

Robert Koch Award

Two awards that recognizes major

advances in biomedical sciences in

particular microbiology and

immunology;


the international



Lister Medal

(Awarded triennially)

The award is presented in

recognition of contributions to

surgical science

Not available Not available Not available

List of international awards and Prizes in Arts Literature and Social Sciences


for nomination

Who can nominate

Dorothy and Lillian

Gish Award

Outstanding contributions to

arts

Open to all scholars of

the international

community

Not available Nominators must contact the

foundation to obtain information

on the process

Prix de Lausanne International competitions

particularly in ballet and

classical music for young

ballet dancers

Open to ballet students

of all nationalities born

between the 1st of

January 1995 and the

31st of December 1998

November 6 Not applicable; Candidates

upload their videos on the Prix

de Lausanne website

Joseph. B Gittler

award in Psychology

The award is presented to a

scholar whose body of work

or whose individual work is

judged to be a significant


the international

community

June 1 Anyone can submit a nomination




for nomination

Who can nominate

contribution to the

philosophical foundations of

Psychology.

Holberg International

Memorial Prize

Arts and humanities social

sciences law and theology


the international

community

June 15 Scholars holding positions at

universities and other research

institutions including academies

are entitled to nominate

candidates to the Prize

Troland Research

Award

Experimental Psychology in

particular the relationships of

consciousness and the

physical world for example

the topics of sensation

perception motivation

emotion learning memory

cognition language and

action.

Young investigators

(age 40 or younger)

Nomination deadlines

will be announced in

June

Nomination details will be

announced in June

Kyoto Prize in Arts

and Philosophy Fields rotate between music

arts theatre cinema and

thought and ethics.


the international


September 20 Candidates for the Kyoto Prize

are nominated by official Kyoto

Prize nominators who are

selected annually by the Inamori

Foundation from among

recognized domestic and

international authorities.

Haskins Prize Medieval studies Authors with

professional residence

in North America

October 15 Members of the Medieval

Academy of America

Heineken Prize for

History

Award recognizes outstanding

scholarly achievement in the

field of history.


the international

community

in November Anyone can submit a nomination




for nomination

Who can nominate

Leonardo da Vinci

World Award of Arts

The award is conferred upon a

renowned artist sculptor

writer poet cinematographer

photographer architect

musician or other performing

artist whose work constitutes

a significant contribution to

the artistic legacy of the

world.

Open to all artists November 9 Anyone can submit a nomination

Martin E. Marty

Public Understanding

of Religion Award

The Prize recognizes

extraordinary contributions to

the public understanding of

religion.

Open to all scholars January 25 Anyone can submit a nomination

Gerda Henkel Prize Archaeology; History;

Historical Islamic Studies; Art

History; History of Law;

Prehistory and Early History;

History of Science. Prize is

awarded every two years.


the international

community

January 31 Anyone can submit a nomination

Nobel Peace Prize The Prize is presented to the

person who shall have done

the most or the best work for

fraternity between nations the

abolition or reduction of

standing armies and for the

holding and promotion of

peace congresses.

Open to all individuals January 31 Nomination to the Nobel Prizes


Nobel Prize in

Literature

The Prize is awarded to the

person who shall have

Open to all scholars January 31 Nomination to the Nobel Prizes




for nomination

Who can nominate

produced in the field of

literature the most outstanding

work in an ideal direction


The Sveriges

Riksbank Prize in

Economic Sciences in

Memory of Alfred

Nobel

(Nobel Prize in

Economics)

Economic Sciences Open to all scholars January 31 Nomination to the Nobel Prizes


Grawemeyer Award Psychology Open to all. Award

designed to recognize a

specific idea rather than

a lifetime of

achievement

February 17 Anyone can submit a nomination

Grawemeyer award

in music

January 13

Stein Rokkan Prize

for Comparative

Social Science

Research

All Social Science disciplines;

the Prize is awarded for very

substantial and original

contributions in comparative

social science research.

Open to all scholars February 15 Anyone can submit a nomination

Gittler award This prize is awarded for "an

outstanding scholarly

contribution in the field of the

philosophy of one or more of

the social sciences including

anthropology economics

education government history


the international

community

June 1 Members of the American

Philosophical Association are

eligible to submit a nomination.




for nomination

Who can nominate

psychology sociology and any

other field that is normally

located within the social

science division in

contemporary colleges and

universities.

Lauréat Prix

International de

Géographie Vautrin

Lud

Geography Open to all scholars of

the international

community

Not Available on

website Not Available on website

Man Booker

International Prize

(awarded every two

years)

Literature; Prize recognizes

one writer for his or her

achievement in fiction


the international

community

Not available on

website There is no submission process

— nominees are selected by a

panel of five judges.

Goncourt Prize French Literature


the international

community

Not available on


José Vasconcelos

World Award of

Education (awarded

every two years)

Education; The prize is

granted to renowned educator

an authority in the field of

teaching or to a legislator of

education policies who has

had a significant influence on

the advancement in the scope

of culture for mankind.


the international

community

Not available on


John W. Campbell

award for best new

writer

March 31



International awards and prizes in Information and Communication technologies

Name of the Award Subject Areas/

Eligibility

Type of award Estimated Deadline

for nomination

Who can nominate

Bower Award and

Prize for

Achievement in

Science

Verification of

Computer Systems

Open to all members of the

international scientific

community


A.M. Turing Award Award is given for

major contributions of

technical nature

lasting importance to

computing



community

November 30 Anyone can submit a nomination

International awards and prizes in Environment


Eligibility


for nomination

Who can nominate

Crafoord Prize The 2015 prize will be

presented for

outstanding

contributions in

ecology.

Open to all scientists and

scholars

April 15 Anyone can submit a

nomination.

Tyler Prize for

Environmental

Achievement

Environmental science

Environmental health

and energy



community


Eni award - Renewable and Non-

conventional Energy;



in October Anyone can submit a nomination




Eligibility


for nomination

Who can nominate

- Protection of the

Environment

community

Heineken Prize for

Environmental

Sciences

Environmental

sciences



community

in November Anyone can submit a nomination

Ramon Margalef

Prize

Ecology Open to all members of the


community

May 17 Nominations must be submitted

by qualified representatives from

universities schools of higher

learning research centers

academies of science or by

persons who have been awarded

the Prize or who have been

members of the Jury of the Prize.

Volvo Environment

Prize

All fields of

environmental and

sustainability studies

and initiatives;



community

January 10 Universities research institutes

scientists and engineers as well

as other individuals and

organizations;

Stockholm water

prize The prize honors

individuals institutions

or organizations whose

work contributes

broadly to the

conservation and

protection of water

resources and to

improved well-being of

Open to all individuals; The

Laureate should come from one

of the following three

categories: Outreach and

awareness arising; policies and

practices pertaining to the sound

governance and management of

water; and research.





Eligibility


for nomination

Who can nominate

the planet’s inhabitants

and ecosystems

Blue Planet Prize The Blue Planet Prize

is an award presented

to individuals or

organizations

worldwide in

recognition of

outstanding

achievements in

scientific research and

its application that

have helped provide

solutions to global

environmental

problems. The Prize is

offered in the hopes of

encouraging efforts to

bring about the healing

of the Earth’s fragile

environment.

Open to all individuals Between August to

October Anyone can submit a nomination

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