001. Hubbard Medal US National Geographic Society 2009 Exploration, discovery, and research
blue.org/2013/06/the- hubbard-medal- national-geographics-
highest-honor/
002. Lasker~Bloomberg
Public Service Award US Lasker Foundation 2009 Medical Research US$ 250,000
http://www.laskerfound ation.org/awards/show/
advancing-global- health-through-
enlightened- philanthropy/
003. Blavatnik Awards for
Young Scientists US
Blavatnik Family Foundation and New York Academy of
Sciences
2007 Young Scientists under the age of 45
http://blavatnikawards.
org/
004. Safe-In-Sound Award US National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health 2007 Occupational health and safety
https://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Safe-In- Sound_Award#/media/
File:FINAL_Safe-in- Sound.jpg
005. Kluge Prize US The John W. Kluge Center 2003 humanities and social sciences
https://www.loc.gov/loc /kluge/prize/
006. Benjamin Franklin
Award US Bioinformatics Organization 2002 Bioinformatics http://ibpabenjaminfran
klinawards.com/
007. Gruber Prize US Gruber Foundation, Yale
University 2001 Cosmology US$500,000 http://gruber.yale.edu/g
ruber-prizes
008. Nierenberg Prize US Scripps Institution of
Oceanography 2001 Science in the Public Interest $25,000
https://scripps.ucsd.edu /people/awards/nierenb
erg
009. Rumelhart Prize US Cognitive Science Society 2001 Contributions on human
cognition 100000 http://rumelhartprize.or g/
010. Grawemeyer Award US University of Louisville 2000 Field of Education Science US$200,000 http://grawemeyer.org/
011. Nuclear-Free Future
Award US Franz Moll Foundation 1998
Anti-nuclear activists, organizations and
communities
$10,000 http://www.nuclear- free-future.com/en/
012. Pearl Meister
Greengard Prize US Rockefeller University 1998 Women scientists in biology $100,000 http://greengardprize.ro ckefeller.edu/
013. Arthur L. Schawlow
Prize US American Physical Society 1991 Laser Technology US$10,000
https://www.aps.org/pro grams/honors/prizes/sc
hawlow.cfm
014. Draper Prize US National Academy of
Engineering 1989
Engineering and the education of the public
about engineering
US$500,000
https://www.nae.edu/Pr ojects/Awards/DraperP
rize.aspx
015. Excellence in Science
Award US
Federation of American Societies for Experimental
Biology (FASEB)
1989 Outstanding achievement by
women in biological science. $10,000
http://faseb.org/about- faseb/awards/excellenc
e-in-science- award.aspx
016. Albert Einstein World
Award US World Cultural Council 1988 Scientific and technological
research $10,000
http://www.consejocultu ralmundial.org/awards/
world-award-of- science/
017. Bower Awards US Benjamin Franklin Institute of
Technology. 1988 Achievement in Science $7.5 million
https://www.fi.edu/bow er-award-prize- achievement-science
018. Harry C. Bigglestone
Award US Fire Protection Research
Foundation 1985 Fire Technology $2,000 www.nfpa.org/about- nfpa/awards/harry-c- bigglestone-award
019. J.J.Sakurai Price US American Physical Society 1985 Theoretical Particle Physics $10,000 USD
https://www.aps.org/pro grams/honors/prizes/sa
kurai.cfm
020. Arthur B. Guise Medal US Society of Fire Protection
Engineers 1983
Achievement in the advancement of the science
and technology
$2,000 http://www.sfpe.org/?pa ge=GuiseRecipients
021. COPSS Presidents’
Award US Committee of Presidents of
Statistical Societies 1981 profession of statistics http://imstat.org/awards /copss.htm
022.
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation
US President of the United States 1980 Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science
https://www.uspto.gov/l earning-and- resources/ip-programs-
and-awards/national- medal-technology-and-
innovation-nmti
023. Vannevar Bush Award US National Science Foundation 1980 Welfare of mankind and the nation
https://www.nsf.gov/ns b/awards/bush.jsp
024. Gordon E. Moore Medal US The Electrochemical Society 1971
Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and
Technology
http://sci- america.org/site/?page
_id=69
025. Harold Brown Award US US Air Force 1965 Scientific Research
ArticleDisplay/tabid/22 3/Article/558065/amc-
chief-scientist- receives-harold-brown-
award.aspx
026. John J. Carty Award US National Academy of Sciences 1961 For the Advancement of
Science $25,000
http://www.nasonline.or g/programs/awards/joh
n-j-carty- award.html?referrer=ht tps://www.google.com.
sa/
027. Phi Beta Kappa Award US Phi Beta Kappa Society, US 1959 Science books https://www.pbk.org/we
b/2016BookAwards
028.
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research
Award
US Lasker Foundation 1946 Medicine http://www.laskerfound
ation.org/awards/
029. Nicholas Appert Award US Institute of Food Technologists 1942 Lifetime contributions to food technology
http://www.ift.org/mem bership/awards-and- recognition/achieveme
nt-awards/nicolas- appert-award.aspx
030. Barnard Medal US
Columbia University and National
Academy of Sciences
1895 Meritorious Service to Science
http://science.sciencem ag.org/content/21/547/
965.2
031. Franklin Institute
Awards US The Franklin Institute 1824
Train artisans and mechanics in the fundamentals of science
$7.5 million
https://www.fi.edu/abou t-franklin-institute-
awards
032. Magellanic Gold Medal
and Magellanic Prize US American Philosophical Society 1786 Navigation, astronomy, or natural philosophy
https://www.amphilsoc.
org/prizes/magellanic
033. Blue Planet Prize UN Asahi Glass Foundation 1992 Scientific research or applications of science
http://www.af- info.or.jp/blog/b-
info_en/
034. Kohn Award UK Royal Society 2005 Science communication £10,000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/past-
awards/
035. The International
Socrates Awards UK the ICL and the CRE. 2010 For contribution to world science
http://awards.ebaoxford .co.uk/index.php/award s/the-name-in-science
036. Rosalind Franklin
Award UK Royal Scociety 2003
Science, technology, engineering and
mathematics
£30,000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/rosalind
037. Kelvin Prize UK Institute of Physics 1994 Public understanding of physics
http://www.iop.org/abou t/awards/education/kel
vin/page_38636.html
038. Scientific Books Prize UK Royal Society of London 1990 Science books £25,000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/book-prizes/
039.
Armourers and Brasiers' Company
Prize
UK Royal Society Council 1985 Materials science £2000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/armour
ers-brasiers-prize/
040. GlaxoSmithKline Prize UK Royal Society of London 1980 Medical and veterinary
sciences £2500.
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/glaxos mithkline-prize-lecture/
041. Structural Awards UK Institution of Structural
Engineers' 1968 Structural engineering https://www.istructe.org
/structuralawards/home
042. Trail-Crisp Award UK Linnean Society of London, 1966 Biological microscopy
https://www.linnean.org /the-society/medals-
awards-prizes- grants/the-trail-crisp-
043. Stamford Raffles Award UK Zoological Society of London. 1961 Zoology
http://www.revolvy.com /main/index.php?s=Sta mford%20Raffles%20A
ward
044. Leverhulme Medal UK Royal Society of London 1960 Pure or applied chemistry £2000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/leverhul
me-medal/
045. James Cook Medal UK Royal Society of New South
Wales 1947 Outstanding contributions to science and human welfare
http://royalsoc.org.au/a wards/james-cook-
medal
046. Sylvester Medal UK Royal Society 1880 Mathematical research £1,000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/sylvest
er-medal/
047. Royal Medal or
Queen's Medal UK Royal Society 1826 Natural knowledge and
applied sciences Gold Medal
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/royal-
medal/
048. Rumford Medal UK Royal Society 1800 Field of thermal or optical
properties of matter $6,000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/rumford
-medal/
049. Copley Medal UK Royal Society of London 1731 Physical and the biological
sciences £5,000
https://royalsociety.org/
grants-schemes- awards/awards/copley-
medal/
050. Edgeworth David Medal UK Royal Society of New South
Wales 1048 Young scientist under the age of 35
http://royalsoc.org.au/a wards/edgeworth-
david-medal
051. Zayed International
Prize UAE UAE Government 2011
Scientific and technical achievements in the field of
environment
$500,000 http://www.zayedpriz e.org.ae/
052. Ho Chi Minh Prize Vietnam Governement of Vietnam 1981 Cultural and/or scientific achievement
https://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_Pri
ze
053. Shaw Prize Thailand Shaw Prize Foundation, Hong
Kong 2002
Contributions in academic and scientific research or
applications
http://www.shawprize.o rg/en/
054. Balzan Prize Switzerland International Balzan Prize
Foundation 1978 Humanities, natural sciences, culture, and peace
750,000 Swiss francs
http://www.balzan.org/e n/balzan-prize
055. Marcel Benoist Prize Switzerland Marcel Benoist Foundation,
Switzerland 1920 Sciences and humanities http://marcel-
benoist.ch/en/
056.
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge
Award
Sweden The BBVA Foundation 2008 Scientific research and cultural creation
http://www.fbbva.es/TL FU/tlfu/ing/microsites/p remios/fronteras/index.
jsp
057. Crafoord Prize Sweden Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences 1980
Astronomy, biosciences, geosciences, mathematics,
and polyarthritis research
6,000,000 kr (o r US$700,000
http://www.crafoordpriz e.se/
058. Nobel Prize Sweden Nobel Foundation 1901
Physics,Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace
and Economics.
SEK8 million (US$1.2 million, €0.93
million, £0.6 million)
www.nobelprize.org
059. Princess of Asturias
Awards Spain Princess of Asturias Foundation 1980 individuals, entities or organizations
http://www.fpa.es/en/pri ncess-of-asturias-
awards/
060. Ho-Am Prize in Science South
Korea Samsung 1990 Science and Technology
http://hoamprize.samsu ngfoundation.org/eng/f
oundation/intro.asp
061.
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International
Prize
Saudi Arabia
The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize
for Water Council
2002 water-related research 500 www.psipw.org
062. King Faisal
International Prize Saudi Arabia King Faisal Foundation, 1979
Islamic studies; Arabic Language and Literature; Sci
ence; Medicine.
SR 750,000 (US$ 200,000)
http://www.kff.com/ar/K ing-Faisal- International-Prize
063. Lomonosov Gold Medal Russia Russian Academy of Sciences 1959 Natural sciences and the humanities
http://www.cirs.info/prix -fiche,langue.eng-
id.687.html
064. Lenin Prize Russia Government of the Soviet
Union) 1925
Science, literature, arts, architecture,
and technology
http://www.nndb.com/h onors/283/000099983/
065. Demidov Prize Russia Russian Academy of Sciences) 1866 Sicence $10,000
http://www.cirs.info/prix -fiche,langue.eng-
id.1335.html
066. Foundation Prize Poland Foundation for Polish Science 1992
Life Sciences, Chemical and Material Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and
Engineering Sciences
PLN 200,000 ($60000)
http://warrenalpert.org/
prize
067. Kavli Prize Norway
Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and
The Kavli Foundation
2008 astrophysics, nanoscience
and neuroscience US $1,000,000http://www.kavliprize.or g/
068. Holberg Prize Norway University of Bergen, Norway 2003 Social Sciences and humanities
http://www.holbergprise n.no/en/holberg-prize
069. Rachel Carson Prize Norway Governemnt of Norway 1991 Environment in Norway or internationally
http://www.4sonline.
org/prizes/carson
070. Gunnerus
Sustainability Award Norway Royal Norwegian Society of
Sciences and Letters) 1760 Science
https://www.ntnu.edu/s ustainability- science/award
071. Rutherford Medal New Zealand Royal Society of New Zealand 1991 Science, mathematics, social science, or technology
http://www.royalsociety .org.nz/programmes/a
wards/rutherford- medal/
072. Erasmus Prize Netherlands Praemium Erasmianum
Foundation 1958 Culture, society, or social
science € 150,000
http://www.erasmusprij s.org/Erasmusprijs?lan
g=en
073. Heineken Prize Netherland Royal Netherlands Academy of
Arts and Sciences 1988
Biophysics, biochemistry, environmental sciences,
medicine, history and cognitive sciences
5 Prizes
$200,000 each
http://www.heinekenpri zes.com/
074. Keio Medical Science
Prize Japan Keio University 1996 Medical sciences or life
sciences
20 m Yen (US$
190,000)
http://www.ms- fund.keio.ac.jp/prize/
075. Japan Prize Japan Japan Prize Foundation 1985 Science and Technology ¥50 million (US$500,000)
http://www.japanprize.j p/en/index.html
076. Kyoto Prize Japan Inamori Foundation 1985
Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts
and Philosophy.
50 million yen http://www.kyotoprize.o rg/en/
077. ENI Award Italy Italian oil and gas company 2007
Energy sources and increased environmental
research
https://www.eni.com/en _IT/innovation/eni-
award.page
078. Dirac Medal Italy ICTP 1985 Theoretical physics or
mathematics US$5,000.
https://www.ictp.it/abou t-ictp/prizes- awards/the-dirac-
medal.aspx
079. Kalinga Prize India UNESCO and Government of India 1952 Exceptional skill in
presenting scientific ideas US$ 20,000,
http://www.unesco.org/
new/en/natural- sciences/science-
technology/sti- policy/global- focus/science- popularization/prizes/k
alinga-prize/
080. International Dennis
Gabor Award Hungary
NOVOFER Foundation of the Hungarian Academy of
Sciences
1993
Outstanding scientific achievements with practical
applications
$2,000
http://spie.org/about- spie/awards- programs/current- award-winners/dennis-
gabor
081. Gottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz Prize Germany German Research Foundation 2008
Exceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in
the field of research
€2.5 million
http://www.dfg.de/en/fu nded_projects/prizewin ners/leibniz_prize/2016
/index.html
082. Humboldt Prize Germany Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation 2006 Internationally renowned
scientists and scholars. €60,000.
https://www.humboldt- foundation.de/web/hum
boldt-award.html
083. Otto Hahn Medal Germany Max Planck Society 1948 Natural and social science € 7,500 https://www.mpg.de/pri zes/otto-hahn-medal
084. Werner von Siemens
Ring Prize Germany Werner von Siemens Ring
Foundation 1916 Promotion of the technical sciences
/en/presseaktuelles/jou rnalisten/press- releases/press- release.html?tx_news_
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085. L’Oréal-UNESCO
Awards France L’Oréal Foundation & UNESCO 2000 Women in Science US $100,000 http://www.fwis.fr/en/a wards
086. Grande Médaille France French Academy of Sciences 1997 Different field each year
http://www.academie- sciences.fr/fr/Prix-et- medailles/grande-
medaille.html
087. European Inventor
Award Europe European Patent Office 2010 -
Renamed
Innovation, economy and
society No Cash award
https://www.epo.org/lea rning-events/european-
inventor.html
088. State Science and
Technology Prizes China
President of the PRC and Premier of the People's Republic of China
2000 Science and technology in
China 200,000 yuan
http://www.asianlii.org/
cn/legis/cen/laws/rossa tp485/
089. Abel Prize Canada Niels Henrik Abel Memorial
Fund 2002 Mathematics € 750,000 http://www.abelprize.no
/
090. Krieger–Nelson Prize Canada Canadian Mathematical Society 1997 Mathematics
http://cms.math.ca/Priz es/info/kn.html?nomen
u=1
091. Canada Gairdner
International Award Canada Gairdner Foundation 1959 Medical science $100,000 each http://www.gairdner.org /
092.
Francqui Prize Francqui
Foundation
Belgium Francqui Foundation 1933
Development of higher education and scientific
research
250.000 euro
http://www.francquifoun dation.be/ang/prix_en.
htm
093. Syme Research Prize
Australia and New Zealand
University of Melbourne 2004 Biology, physics, chemistry
or geology $7500.00
/scholarships-in- Australia/David-Syme-
Research-Prize- Academic-Research-
University-Of- Melbourne=7rUWQaV F4xGUGAAlkGUTnw.h
tml
094. ANZAAS Medal
Australia and New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand
Association 1990 Advancement of Science http://www.anzaas.org.
au/
095. Wilhelm Exner Medal
Australia and New Zealand
Austrian Trade Association 1921 Research and science http://www.wilhelmexne r.org/default_001.html
096. Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture
Australia and New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
1888 Advancement of Science to promote science
https://www.science.or g.au/opportunities- scientists/recognition/h onorific-awards/career-
awards/matthew- flinders
097. Prime Minister's Prize Australia Prime Minister of Australia 2015
scientific research, research- based innovation and excellence in science
teaching
http://science.gov.au/c ommunity/PrimeMinist ersPrizesforScience/Pa
ges/default.aspx
098. Webby Award Australia International Academy of
Digital Arts and Sciences 1998
Websites, advertising &
media, online film & video, mobile sites & apps
http://webbyawards.co m/
099. Eureka Prizes, Australia Australian and New South
Wales governments 1990 Scientfic Research
http://australianmuseu m.net.au/about-eureka-
prizes
100. Florey Medal Australia Australian Institute of Policy &
Science 1998 Biomedical Research $50,000
http://www.aips.net.au/
news-events/the-florey- medal/
