Prestigious Prizes and Awards Nomination Calendar Listed by Due Date
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Title |
Sponsor |
Field(s) |
Amount |
Deadline |
Nominators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia |
Basic Science |
$10,000 |
Rolling, process takes ~ 2yrs |
Open. Self-nominations permitted. |
|
Library of Congress |
Humanities |
$1,000,000 |
January |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Volvo Environment Prize Foundation |
Environmental Science |
$215,000 |
January 10 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
The Crafoord Foundation |
ALTERNATING YEARLY |
SEK 6 million ~$622,000 |
January 13 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Information Technology |
$1,000,000 |
January 15 |
Open |
|
LUI Che Woo Prize Limited |
Sustainability |
HKD 20 million ~$2.36M |
October 31, 2020 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Information Technology Computer Science |
$250,000 |
January 15 |
Open. Nominations confidential. |
|
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology |
Science and Technology |
$75,000 |
January 17 |
Open. |
|
Pulitzer Prize Board |
Literary Achievement |
None provided |
Journalism: January 24 Books: October 15 |
Open. |
|
Royal Society |
Science |
£25,000 |
January 27 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Japan Prize Foundation |
Technology |
$450,000 |
January 31 |
Presidents, deans or professors of universities |
|
Nobel Prize (6) |
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Physics |
Skr 9 million ~$1,100,000 |
January 31 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
Welch Foundation |
Chemical Sciences |
$500,000 |
January 31 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
The Lasker Foundation |
Biology/Medicine |
$250,000 |
February 3 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Qatar Foundation |
Education |
$500,000 |
Every two years |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Janssen Global Services, LLC |
Health and Medicine |
$200,000 |
February 29 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Princess of Austurias Foundation |
Arts |
EUR 50,000 |
March 5 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Keio University Medical Sciences Fund |
Life Sciences, Medicine |
¥10,000,000 About $90,500 |
March 7, 2020 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
The International Balzan Prize Foundation |
Humanities Natural Sciences |
$1,000,000 |
March 15 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
National Academy of Sciences |
Astrophysics Physics Astronomy Mathematics |
$50,000 |
March 18 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
King Faisal Foundation (KFF) |
Service to Islam |
$200,000 |
March 31 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) |
Engineering |
GBP 1,000,000 ~$1.3 million |
April every 2 years (last cycle: 2019) |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Fundacinn BBVA / BBVA Foundation |
Conservation Biology Environ. Education or Conservation |
€80.000 |
April |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) |
Science/Tech Policy Engineering |
$500,000 |
April 1 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Breakthrough Prize Foundation |
Life Sciences |
$3,000,000 |
April 1 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Breakthrough Prize Foundation |
Mathematics |
$3,000,000 |
April 1 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Breakthrough Prize Foundation |
Physics |
$3,000,000 |
April 1 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
Technology |
None provided |
April 3 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Expo 90 Foundation |
Natural and Social Sciences Humanities |
¥40,000,000 About $360,000 |
April 10, 2020 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
Wallenberg Foundations |
Cancer Research Treatment or Prevention |
CHF 1,000,000 ~$1.03 million |
April 15 |
Open. |
|
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Science |
None provided |
April 30 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
World Food Prize (WFP) Foundation |
Food & Ag. Science |
$250,000 |
May 1 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) |
Cancer Research |
$150,000 |
May 10 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Berggruen Institute |
Humanistic Science Psychology |
$1,000,000 |
May 15 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Franklin Institute |
Varies. 2021 Award: Decision Science |
$250,000 |
December 31 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Alpert Foundation, Warren |
Medical Treatment |
$500,000 |
June |
Physicians and scientists. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
John Templeton Foundation |
Humanities |
£1,100,000 $1.435 million |
June/July |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) |
Architecture |
None provided. |
July 16 |
Nomination must be made by AIA member |
|
Technology Academy Finland (TAF) |
Technology |
€1 million ~$1.1 million |
July 31 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
Kyoto Prize (3) |
Inamori Foundation |
Basic Sciences |
¥100 million |
September |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation, Grete |
Neuroscience |
€1 million |
September 1 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
University of Notre Dame |
Architecture |
$200,000 |
September 15 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
Mathematics |
$1,000,000 |
September 15 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Wolf Foundation |
Science |
$100,000 |
September 16 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
University of Southern California (USC) |
Environmental Science |
$200,000 |
September 23 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
The Tang Prize Foundation |
Biology/Medicine |
$1,300,000 |
September 30 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
National Academy of Sciences Awards (18 Individual Awards Available) |
National Academy of Sciences |
Various, including STEM, Psychology, Humanities |
$20- 100K |
October 5, 2020 |
Self-nominations not permitted. |
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) |
ALTERNATES YEARLY Biochem/Biophys |
$200,000 |
October 15 every 2 years Last Cycle: October 15, 2019 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Science |
$1,000,000 |
October 21 |
Institutions may nominate an unlimited number of individuals. |
|
Pritzker family; the Hyatt Foundation |
Architecture |
$100,000 |
November 1 |
Any licensed architect or academics involved in cultural endeavors |
|
American Economic Association |
Economics |
$50,000 |
November 8 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
Blavatnik Family Foundation |
Life Sciences Physical Science |
$250,000 |
November 13 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) |
Physics |
$5,000 |
November 15 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
Dan David Prize (3) |
Tel Aviv University (TAU) |
Cultural Preservation |
$1,000,000 |
November 30 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
Shaw (3) |
Shaw Prize Foundation |
Astronomy |
$1,200,000 |
November 30 |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
International Mathematical Union |
Mathematics |
$15,000 |
December every 4 years (last cycle: 2018 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
International Mathematical Union (IMU) |
Mathematics |
$250,000 |
December, every 4 years (2022 next) |
By invitation only. Contact us for more info. |
|
Kavli Prize (3) |
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
Astrophysics |
$1,000,000 |
December 1 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation |
Chemistry |
$250,000 |
December 3 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation |
Cosmology |
$500,000 |
December 15 |
Open. Self-nominations not permitted. |
|
HRH Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Foundation |
Water Research |
SAR 1 million |
December 31 |
Creativity Prize: Academic Institutions Specialized Prize: self-nomination |