Various Awards
Explore prestigious awards from around the world
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Anthropology
Huxley Memorial Medal and Lecture
Created in 1900 to commemorate Thomas Henry Huxley, the Huxley Memorial Medal and Lecture is awarded annually by the Royal Anthropological Institute to researchers who have made distinguished contributions to anthropological research, providing a commemorative medal and the opportunity to deliver a memorial lecture.
Latest laureates (2025)
Didier Fassin
Architecture
Pritzker Architecture Prize
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international award presented annually by the Hyatt Foundation to living architects whose built work demonstrates talent, vision, and commitment to significant contributions in the art of architecture.
Latest laureates (2025)
劉家琨
China
Arts, humanities, social sciences, law and theology
Holberg Prize
The Holberg Prize is an international academic award named after Ludvig Holberg, awarded annually by the Government of Norway to scholars for outstanding contributions to research in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and theology.
Latest laureates (2025)
ガヤトリ・C・スピヴァク
Computer Science
ACM A. M. Turing Award
The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery to individuals for lasting and major technical contributions to computer science, widely regarded as the highest distinction in computing.
Latest laureates (2024)
Andrew Barto
Richard S. Sutton
Education
Global Teacher Prize
The Global Teacher Prize is an annual $1 million award by the Varkey Foundation given to a teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession.
Latest laureates (2025)
Mansour Al Mansour
Saudi Arabia
Engineering
Charles Stark Draper Prize
The Charles Stark Draper Prize is awarded biennially by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for outstanding contributions to the advancement of engineering and public education about engineering. It is considered one of the highest honors in engineering and carries a US$500,000 prize.
Latest laureates (2024)
ステュアート・パーキン
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering is a global prize established in 2012 to recognize engineers whose ground-breaking innovations have benefitted humanity, awarding £500,000 and a 3D printed trophy.
Latest laureates (2025)
ヨシュア・ベンジオ
ジェフリー・ヒントン
ジョン・ホップフィールド
Environmental protection
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is an international award presented annually by the Goldman Environmental Foundation to grassroots environmental activists, selecting one honoree from each of six continental regions.
Latest laureates (2025)
Semia Gharbi チュニジア
Tunisia
Batmunkh Luvsandash モンゴル
Mongolia
Besjana Guri、 Olsi Nika アルバニア
Albania
Geography
Vautrin Lud Prize
The Vautrin Lud Prize is the highest international award in geography, presented annually at the International Geography Festival in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France, to geographers selected by an independent five-person jury.
Latest laureates (2022)
Michael Storper
United States of America
Geology
Vetlesen Prize
The Vetlesen Prize is regarded as the highest distinction in geology, awarded jointly by Columbia University's Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory and the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation.
Latest laureates (2023)
David L. Kohlstedt
Mathematics
Abel Prize
The Abel Prize is an international award established in 2003 by the Government of Norway to recognize outstanding achievement in mathematics.
Latest laureates (2025)
柏原正樹
Japan
Fields Medal
The Fields Medal is an international award presented by the International Mathematical Union every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians to mathematicians under 40 for outstanding contributions to mathematics.
Latest laureates (2022)
Hugo Duminil-Copin,
France
June Huh,
United States of America
James Maynard,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Meteorology
International Meteorological Organization Prize
An international scientific award presented annually by the World Meteorological Organization for outstanding contributions in meteorology and operational hydrology.
Latest laureates (2023)
Tim Palmer (physicist)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Music
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
The Ernst von Siemens Music Prize is an international music award established in 1974 to promote contemporary music and is presented to composers, performers, or musicologists who have made distinguished contributions to the field.
Latest laureates (2025)
サイモン・ラトル
Ashkan Behzadi
Bastien David and Kristine Tjøgersen
Polar Music Prize
The Polar Music Prize is an international music award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson with a donation to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. It is awarded annually to one contemporary and one classical musician regardless of nationality.
Latest laureates (2024)
Nile Rodgers
United States of America
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finland
Philosophy
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
The Berggruen Prize is an annual US$1-million award presented by the Berggruen Institute to thinkers whose ideas have broad significance for shaping human self-understanding and advancing humanity. It was established in 2016.
Latest laureates (2023)
パトリシア・ヒル・コリンズ
United States of America
Political Science
Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science is an international academic award established in 1995 by the Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University in Sweden. It is awarded annually to scholars who have made the most remarkable achievements in the field of political science, with a cash prize of 500,000 Swedish kronor.
Latest laureates (2024)
ユルゲン・ハーバーマス
Social service
Ramon Magsaysay Award
The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 1957 in memory of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay, is an annual award recognizing individuals and organizations in Asia for outstanding contributions to society in areas such as government service, community leadership, journalism, literature and peace.
Latest laureates (2024)
Farwiza Farhan
Indonesia
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Phượng
Viet Nam
Karma Phuntsho
Bhutan
Various fields
Ig Nobel Prize
The Ig Nobel Prizes are parody awards given annually for achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.
Latest laureates (2024)
バラス・スキナー
(B.F. Skinner)
ジェイコブ・ホワイト（Jacob White）
Marcus Wallenberg Prize
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is a Swedish award named after industrialist Marcus Wallenberg Jr., given annually to researchers who have made outstanding contributions in forestry.
Latest laureates (2025)
Gerald Tuskan
United States of America
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award is an international award that honors and supports individuals and organizations offering practical and exemplary solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges.
Latest laureates (2018)
テルマ・アルダナ
イヴァン・ヴェラスケス・ゴメス
Guatemala, 
Colombia
アブドッラー・アルハミド
Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize is an international award founded by Sir John Templeton in 1972, granted annually to individuals whose achievements advance his philanthropic vision by exploring the deepest questions of the universe and affirming life's spiritual dimension. Administered by the John Templeton Foundation, the prize's monetary value is adjusted to exceed that of the Nobel Prizes.
Latest laureates (2024)
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela