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John W. Cahn of the National Institute of Standards and Technology receives the Kyoto Prize in 2011

This list of academic awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for academic contributions. It does not include professorships, fellowships or student awards other than awards to students who have made an original contribution to an academic field. The country of the institution granting the award is given, but many awards are open to people from around the world.

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International

Country Award Sponsor Description
International Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Transformative advances in fundamental physics[1]
International Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Breakthrough Prize Research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life[2]
International Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Breakthrough Prize Mathematics[3]
International Dijkstra Prize Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, International Symposium on Distributed Computing Outstanding papers on the principles of distributed computing[4]
International Ebbe Nielsen Challenge Global Biodiversity Information Facility Software or approaches that successfully address a GBIF-issued challenge in the field of biodiversity informatics[5]
International Ebbe Nielsen Prize Global Biodiversity Information Facility Substantial contributions to the field of biodiversity informatics[6][7]
International Fields Medal International Mathematical Union Outstanding contributions in mathematics attributed to young scientists. See also List of Fields Medal winners by university affiliation[8][9][10]
International Henri Poincaré Prize International Association of Mathematical Physics Outstanding contributions in mathematical physics, and contributions which lay the groundwork for novel developments in this broad field[11][12]
International ICTP Prize International Centre for Theoretical Physics Young physicist or mathematician from a developing country to promote theoretical mathematics and physics research in the developing world[13]
International Mustafa Prize Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Top researchers and scientists[14]
International Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity Major contribution to understanding the relationships between information and efficiency in decentralized computing[15][16]

Africa

Country Award Sponsor Description
Nigeria Nigeria Prize for Science Nigeria LNG Excellence in science breakthroughs[17]
South Africa Havenga prize Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns Original research in the sciences[18]

Americas

Country Award Sponsor Description
Brazil Prêmio Almirante Álavaro Alberto National Council for Scientific and Technological Development Brazilian researchers for their career's work advancing the progress of science, and knowledge transfer from academia to the productive sector
Canada Chanchlani Global Health Research Award McMaster University Leading scholar in the area of Global Health
Canada CNIB Chanchlani Global Vision Research Award CNIB Foundation etc. Vision scientists around the world who have made a major, original contribution for advancement in understanding the causes of blindness and vision loss, as well as potential cures, treatments and preventions
Canada CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science Canadian Psychological Association Individual who has made a significant contribution to Canadian psychology as a scientific discipline (as a researcher, teacher, theorist, spokesperson, or public policy developer)
Canada Dufferin Medal Lord Dufferin Canadian students and athletes who had achieved high excellence in academics and athletics
Canada Fred P. Lossing Award Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry Distinguished Canadian mass spectrometrist
Chile Jorge Millas Award Austral University of Chile Academic merit
Mexico Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Mexico) Ibero-American scholars in recognition of advances in science and/or technology
United States and Canada William Riley Parker Prize Modern Language Association Outstanding article published in PMLA, the association's primary journal
United States Andrew Heiskell Award Institute of International Education Outstanding initiative conducted in international higher education by universities and colleges under IIE network
United States Bailey Distinguished Member Award The Clay Minerals Society Scientific eminence in clay mineralogy (in its broadest sense) as evidenced by the publication of outstanding original scientific research and by the impact of this research on the clay sciences
United States Banting Medal American Diabetes Association Original, sustained and reproducible scholarship that has made major contributions to the understanding of diabetes, its treatment and/or prevention
United States Berggruen Prize Berggruen Institute Thinkers whose ideas have helped us find direction, wisdom, and improved self-understanding in a world being rapidly transformed by profound social, technological, political, cultural, and economic change
United States Biemann Medal American Society for Mass Spectrometry An individual early in his or her career in recognition of significant achievement in basic or applied mass spectrometry
United States Charles E. Merriam Award for Outstanding Public Policy Research University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Outstanding public policy research
United States Clark Kerr Award University of California, Berkeley Extraordinary and distinguished contribution to the advancement of higher education
United States Clay Research Award Clay Mathematics Institute To mathematicians to recognize their achievement in mathematical research
United States Cornplanter Medal Cayuga County Historical Society Scholastic and other contributions to the betterment of knowledge of the Iroquois people
United States Edwin H. Land Medal The Optical Society, Society for Imaging Science and Technology Pioneering work empowered by scientific research to create inventions, technologies, and products in optics and imaging
United States Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology Foresight Institute Significant advances in nanotechnology
United States Frank Prize University of Florida Research that advances public interest communications around positive social change, including issues such as education, health, politics, and the environment
United States George L. Mosse Prize American Historical Association Outstanding major work of extraordinary scholarly distinction, creativity, and originality in the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since 1500
United States Gildersleeve Prize Johns Hopkins University Press Best article of the year published in the American Journal of Philology
United States Haskins Medal Medieval Academy of America Distinguished book in the field of medieval studies
United States Hattendorf Prize Naval War College Distinguished academic achievement in publishing original research that contributes to a deeper historical understanding of the broad context and interrelationships involved in the roles, contributions, limitations, and uses of the sea services in history
United States Heroes of Chemistry American Chemical Society Teams responsible for creation of innovative and impactful products based on chemistry and chemical engineering
United States Howard R. Marraro Prize Modern Language Association Scholarly work on Italian literature or comparative Italian literature
United States IEEE Edison Medal Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Meritorious achievement in electrical science, electrical engineering or the electrical arts
United States IEEE Medal of Honor Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Exceptional contribution or an extraordinary career in the IEEE fields of interest
United States IJCAI Computers and Thought Award International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence Outstanding young scientists in artificial intelligence
United States ISCB Fellow International Society for Computational Biology Outstanding contributions to the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics
United States J. C. Harrington Award Society for Historical Archaeology Life-time of contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship
United States J. Russell Major Prize American Historical Association Book by a historian
United States James Russell Lowell Prize Modern Language Association Outstanding literary or linguistic study, a critical edition of an important work, or a critical biography
United States John Addison Porter Prize Yale University Scholarship in any field where it is possible, through original effort, to gather and relate facts or principles, or both, and to present the results in such a literary form as to make the product of general human interest
United States Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award Broadcast Education Association Best doctoral dissertation in field of broadcasting and electronic media
United States Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Modern Language Association Language translator
United States Larry Sandler Memorial Award Drosophila Research Conference Best dissertation of the preceding year
United States Leonard D. White Award University of Chicago Best dissertation in the field of public administration
United States MIT150 The Boston Globe The most significant innovators, inventions, or ideas from MIT, MIT alumni, and other MIT-related people and organizations
United States Massry Prize Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation Substantial recent contributions in the biomedical sciences
United States Matei Calinescu Prize Modern Language Association Distinguished work of scholarship in twentieth- or twenty-first-century literature and thought
United States McClintock Prize Maize Genetics Executive Committee Study of plant genome structure, function and evolution, including the analysis of gene regulation and epigenetics
United States Member of the National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Distinguished and continuing achievements in original research
United States Michael Brin Prize in Dynamical Systems University of Maryland, College Park etc. Outstanding work in the theory of dynamical systems and related areas
United States Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize Progressive Librarians Guild Best graduate student paper about some aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship
United States Morton N. Cohen Award Modern Language Association Important collections of letters
United States Niels Lassen Award International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Outstanding scientific contribution made by an early career scientist
United States PROSE Awards Association of American Publishers Best in professional and scholarly publishing
United States Paul Birdsall Prize American Historical Association Book in English by a historian. Preference given to early-career academics.
United States Phyllis Franklin Award Modern Language Association Person who has fostered public support for the humanities through speaking, writing, policy making, or other activities
United States Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Individuals who by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering have had a significant impact on the field of nanotechnology
United States Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching American Political Science Association Developers of effective new approaches to teaching among political scientists
United States Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award American Society of Criminology Researcher who has made outstanding contributions to the discipline of criminology, and who has received his or her Ph.D., M.D., or other graduate degree no more than five years before receiving the award
United States SIAM Fellow Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics SIAM members who are recognized by their peers as distinguished for their contributions to the discipline
United States SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community Association for Computing Machinery: SIGCSE Lifetime contributions to computer science education
United States SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education Association for Computing Machinery: SIGCSE Significant contribution to computer science education
United States Silvert Award Latin American Studies Association Senior members of the profession who have made distinguished lifetime contributions to the study of Latin America
United States Stefan Bergman Prize American Mathematical Society Mathematical research in the theory of the kernel function and its applications in real and complex analysis; or function-theoretic methods in the theory of partial differential equations of elliptic type with attention to Bergman's operator method.
United States Troland Research Awards National Academy of Sciences Psychological research on the relationship between consciousness and the physical world
United States Wesley Logan Prize Association for the Study of African American Life and History Outstanding book in African diaspora history
United States Wilbur Cross Medal Yale Graduate School Alumni Association Distinguished achievements in scholarship, teaching, academic administration, and public service
United States William Gilbert Award American Geophysical Union Outstanding and unselfish work in magnetism of Earth materials and of the Earth and planets

Asia

Country Award Sponsor Description
Hong Kong Yidan Prize Yidan Prize Foundation Two individuals or organizations whose work has made contributions to education research and development[19][20]
India Faculty Research Awards Careers360, Minister of Human Resource Development Academic and research output in Scopus indexed journals, citation index and h-index[21]
India VASVIK Industrial Research Award Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra (VASVIK) Excellence in industrial research in the areas of science and technology[22][23]
Japan Asahi Prize Asahi Shimbun Achievement in science or arts that has made a great contribution to culture or society[24]
Japan Fukuoka Prize Fukuoka City International Foundation Outstanding individuals or groups/organizations in preserving and creating the unique and diverse cultures of Asia[25]
Japan Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Japan International Cooperation Agency Outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services to combat infectious and other diseases in Africa[26][27]
Japan International Prize for Biology Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Outstanding contribution to the advancement of research in fundamental biology
Japan Japan Prize Japan Prize Foundation Original and outstanding achievements in science and technology that are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and having served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind
Japan Kyoto Prize Inamori Foundation Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
Japan Nishina Memorial Prize Nishina Memorial Foundation Young scientists who have made substantial contributions in the field of atomic and sub-atomic physics research
Japan Praemium Imperiale Fujisankei Communications Group Outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts
Taiwan Tang Prize Tang Prize Foundation Outstanding contributions in sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology, and rule of law
Thailand Dushdi Mala Medal Monarch of Thailand Distinguished services in the domains of the arts and sciences

Europe

Country Award Sponsor Description
Austria Francis Stephen Award Österreichische Gesellschaft zur Erforschung des 18. Jahrhunderts Researchers in the humanities and social sciences
Denmark Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research Aarhus University Mark of respect to a researcher who has produced one or more significant results which show promise in future research
Europe Member of the Academia Europaea Academia Europaea Sustained academic excellence
Europe Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize European Academy of Surface Technology Early career researcher active in Europe on the grounds of originality, creativity and excellence in surface technology
Europe Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research International Science Council, University of Bergen, European Consortium for Political Research Substantial and original contribution in comparative social science research
France Prix Giles Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Work related to China, Japan or East Asia that was published by a French author
France Prix Napoleon Fondation Napoléon Best non-Francophone historical work on the First Napoleonic Empire
France Prix Stanislas Julien Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Sinological work (usually) published in the previous year
France Social Choice and Welfare Prize Society for Social Choice and Welfare Young scholars, under the age of 40, in the areas of social choice theory and welfare economics
Germany / United Kingdom Feldberg Foundation Prize Feldberg Foundation Experimental medical research, in particular in physiology, pharmacology and related topics
Germany Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize International Mathematical Union, German Mathematical Society Outstanding mathematical contributions that have found significant applications outside of mathematics
Germany Ludwig Prandtl Ring Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt Outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace engineering
Germany Otto Hahn Medal Max Planck Society Outstanding scientific achievement by junior scientists
Germany Prize for Military History Federal Ministry of Defence Achievements in the fields of military history and history of military technology
Germany Richard von Mises Prize Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik Outstanding scientific achievements in the field of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
Ireland Cunningham Medal Royal Irish Academy Outstanding contributions to scholarship and the objectives of the Academy
Italy ENI award Eni Outstanding contributions in new frontiers in hydrocarbons, renewable and non-conventional energy, protection of the environment
Netherlands Multatuli Prize Amsterdam Fund for the Arts Exemplary writing in th Dutch language
Norway Abel Prize King of Norway Outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics
Norway Gunnerus Medal Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Outstanding technical-scientific or other scientific work or benefits to the Science Society
Norway Onsager Medal Norwegian University of Science and Technology Researchers in one or more subject areas of chemistry, physics or mathematics
Norway Sverdrup Prize Norwegian Statistical Association Eminent representative of the statistics profession; younger statistician who has authored or coauthored a high quality journal article
Spain Fonseca Prize University of Santiago de Compostela Popularization of science
Spain Menéndez Pelayo International Prize Menéndez Pelayo International University Persons whose literary or scientific work has a humanistic orientation and application, in the tradition of the University's namesake Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Spain Princess of Asturias Awards Princess of Asturias Foundation Individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs
Sweden / Norway Nobel Prize Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute etc. Outstanding contributions for humanity in chemistry, literature, peace, physics, and physiology or medicine
Sweden Börje Langefors Best Doctoral Dissertation Award Swedish Information Systems Academy Best doctoral dissertation in Sweden in the subject areas - informatics, information systems, data and information science or equivalent
Switzerland Balzan Prize International Balzan Prize Foundation People or organizations who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man
Switzerland Rössler Prize ETH Zurich Foundation Outstanding scientific work
United Kingdom Aston Medal British Mass Spectrometry Society outstanding contributions to our understanding of the biological, chemical, engineering, mathematical, medical, or physical sciences relating directly to mass spectrometry
United Kingdom Awards of the British Academy British Academy 18 awards and medals to recognise achievement in the humanities and social sciences
United Kingdom British Academy Medal British Academy Outstanding achievement that has transformed understanding of a particular subject or field of study in ... any branch of the humanities and social sciences
United Kingdom Burkitt Medal British Academy Special service to Biblical Studies
United Kingdom Derek Allen Prize British Academy Outstanding scholarly achievement in numismatics, Celtic studies and musicology
United Kingdom European Medal for Bio-Inorganic Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry Excellence and Impact in the field of Bioinorganic chemistry
United Kingdom Grahame Clark Medal British Academy Academic achievement involving recent contributions to the study of prehistoric archaeology
United Kingdom IET Faraday Medal Institution of Engineering and Technology Notable scientific or industrial achievement in engineering or conspicuous service rendered to the advancement of science, engineering and technology or lifetime achievement in science, engineering or technology
United Kingdom Imbert Prize Association of Security Consultants Development of ideas for the advancement of risk and security management in the UK
United Kingdom Joan Mott Prize Lecture The Physiological Society Physiology
United Kingdom Kenyon Medal British Academy Work in the field of classical studies and archaeology
United Kingdom Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Young numerical analysts worldwide
United Kingdom Leverhulme Medal (British Academy) British Academy Significant contribution to knowledge and understanding in a field within the humanities and social sciences
United Kingdom Makdougall Brisbane Prize Royal Society of Edinburgh Distinction in the promotion of scientific research
United Kingdom Philip Leverhulme Prize Leverhulme Trust Outstanding researchers. Up to thirty awards across a range of academic disciplines
United Kingdom Physiological Society Annual Review Prize Lecture The Physiological Society Outstanding contributions to physiology
United Kingdom President's Medal British Academy Outstanding service to the cause of the humanities and social sciences
United Kingdom Turing Lecture British Computer Society, Institution of Engineering and Technology Lecture given by a noted speaker on the subject of Computer Science
United Kingdom Young Economist of the Year Royal Economic Society, Financial Times 1500-word short research paper on one of the economics topics announced by the host

Oceania

Country Award Sponsor Description
Australia Fenner Medal Australian Academy of Science Distinguished research in biology[28]
Australia Clarke Medal Royal Society of New South Wales Distinguished work in the natural sciences[29]
Australia Endeavour Awards Government of Australia Merit-based scholarship programme[30][31]
Australia Max Crawford Medal Australian Academy of the Humanities Outstanding achievement in the humanities by young Australian scholars currently engaged in research, and whose publications contribute towards an understanding of their discipline by the general public[32]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Rory Carroll (20 February 2013). "Breakthrough Prize announced by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. ^ Overbye, Dennis (14 December 2013). "$3 Million Prizes Will Go to Mathematicians, Too". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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  9. ^ IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. IREG List of International Academic Awards (PDF). Brussels: IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  11. ^ Webpage of the prize
  12. ^ Daniel Iagolnitzer Foundation
  13. ^ "ICTP Prize Official website".
  14. ^ "Mustafa Prize Ceremony Dec. 24-29". Financial Tribune. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  15. ^ Call for Nominations for the Prize (2013) [1]
  16. ^ Idit Keidar, ACM-SIGACT News Distributed Computing Column, December 2009 [2]
  17. ^ The Nigeria Prize, official website.
  18. ^ "DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE AKADEMIE" (PDF). www.akademie.co.za (in Afrikaans). SAAWK. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Chinese billionaire offers biggest education prize - BBC". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
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  21. ^ "Govt. to announce names of Institutes of Eminence in three months: HRD minister". exchange4media.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Narendra Modi". Narendra Modi. 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  23. ^ "INT". INT. 22 December 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  24. ^ "The Asahi Prize". Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  25. ^ "Laureates". Fukuoka Prize. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  26. ^ Japan, Cabinet Office: Noguchi Prize, fact sheet. Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ Adisa, Banji. "Japan to promote Africa's growth at Tokyo confab," Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Nigeria Daily News. March 25, 2008.
  28. ^ Fenner Medal Australian Academy of Science
  29. ^ "Clarke Medal". Royal Society of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  30. ^ Wentworth student awarded Australian Government’s Endeavour Scholarship
  31. ^ Australian Ambassador congratulates Thai winners of 2015 Australian Government Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships
  32. ^ "Crawford Medal – Australian Academy of the Humanities". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 29 Mar 2014.
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