List of prizes, medals, and awards

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A list of famous prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc.

Lists of people
By name
By belief
By nationality
By occupation
By office held
By prize won

1 Science and technology
2 Humanities
3 Business and management
4 Logic and philosophy
- 4.1 Law
- 4.2 Politics
5 Humanitarianism
- 5.1 Scouting
6 Honours, military and patriotic medals
- 6.1 Commonwealth and its member states
- 6.2 Other nations
7 Entertainment
8 Sports and Games
9 Miscellaneous
10 Mock prizes
11 See also
12 Sources and references
- 12.1 External links

[edit] Science and technology

[edit] Science and technology (general and miscellaneous)

Albert Einstein World Award of Science -- true benefit and well being to mankind (World Cultural Council)
Alexander Agassiz Medal -- a medal and a prize of $15,000 awarded every three years for original contribution in the science of oceanography by the US National Academy of Sciences
Automotive X PRIZE -- super-efficient vehicle competition designed to decrease oil consumption and harmful emissions http://auto.xprize.org
Balzan Prize -- international prize for humanities, natural sciences and culture, as well as humanitarian endeavours for peace
Copley Medal -- Physical Sciences and the Biological Sciences (Royal Society of London)
Dan David Prize -- annually honors scientists working on the "Future Dimension," with the topic rotating each year ($1 million prize)
Demidov Prize - prize established in 1831 for humanities and natural sciences and annually awarded to russian scientists in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Ho-Am Prize -- Korean awards for the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind
Hubbard Medal -- National Geographic Society award for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research
Kavli Prize
Kilby International Awards http://www.kilby.org
Basic Sciences (Inamori Foundation)
Arts and Philosophy (Inamori Foundation)
King Faisal Foundation Prize -- King Faisal Foundation was established in 1976 by the eight sons of the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudi Arabia's founder and the Kingdom's third monarch. Prizes for Service to Islam, Islamic Studies and Arabic Literature were established in 1977 and first awarded in 1979. In 1981 the Prize Board added Medicine; Science was included in 1982.
Public Service (Lasker Foundation)
Lenin Prize -- formerly awarded to Soviet citizens for achievements in arts and letters, cinema, mathematics, sciences and other disciplines.
Lomonosov Gold Medal -- Natural Sciences and the Humanities (Russian Academy of Sciences)
Marcel Benoist Prize -- Swiss prize for Sciences and the Humanities (Swiss Confederation)
NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement
National Medal of Science -- given by the President of the United States on recommendation of the National Science Foundation to scientists and engineers in behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, and physics.
National Medal of Technology -- American award for leading innovators.
Nicholas Appert Award -- given by the Institute of Food Technologists for lifetime contributions to food technology.
Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest, annual, $25,000.
Economics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
Prince of Asturias Awards -- Sciences, Public Affairs, Humanities (Felipe, Prince of Asturias)
Rumford Medal -- (Royal Society) restricted to scientists working in Europe
Rumford Prize -- (American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
Shaw Prize
Vannevar Bush Award -- welfare of mankind and the nation (National Science Foundation)

[edit] Agriculture

[edit] Geology

[edit] Geography

Murchison Award -- awarded by the Royal Geographical Society for the greatest contribution to geographical science
Hubbard Medal -- awarded by the National Geographic Society
Victoria Medal -- awared by the Royal Geographical Society for conspicuous in Geography
Gold Medal (RGS) -- the highest award given by the Royal Geographical Society

[edit] Mathematics

[edit] Medical sciences

Clinical Medical Research (Lasker Foundation)
Danone International Prize for Nutrition
Methuselah Mouse Prize -- or M-Prize modeled after the X-Prize
Medicine (Karolinska Institute)
Medicine (Wolf Foundation)
Archon X PRIZE

[edit] Physics

Comstock Prize in Physics -- awarded by the National Academy of Sciences about every five years.
Otto-Hahn-Prize -- awarded by the German Chemical Society, the German Physical Society and the City of Frankfurt am Main.
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics -- awarded by American Astronomical Society and American Institute of Physics
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics -- awarded by American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics
Dirac Prize – there are two prizes with the same name. "Dirac Medal of the ICTP" is given each year by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). "The Paul Dirac Medal and Prize" is awarded annually by the Institute of Physics for "outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics".
Henry Draper Medal -- Astrophysics (National Academy of Sciences)
Hughes Medal -- Electricity and Magnetism (Royal Society of London)
John Wheatley Award -- contributions to development of physics in the third world (American Physical Society)
Lorentz Medal -- awarded every four years to a scientist in recognition of important contributions to theoretical physics.
Nobel Prize in Physics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
Wolf Prize in Physics (Wolf Foundation)

[edit] Social sciences

[edit] Humanities

Holberg International Memorial Prize

USA's Kennedy Center Honors: list of recipients
Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
Salimbeni Prize for a book in the field of art history
Wolf Prize in Arts

[edit] Architecture

(See also List of architecture prizes)

[edit] Arts

Abd-el-Tif prize
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in Painting
Archibald Prize, Australia's premier portraiture award
Beck's Futures
Carnegie Prize
Green Room Awards
Osamu Tezuka Culture Award
Prix de Rome
Puvis de Chavannes Prize
Saint-Affrique Prize
Schock Prize in Visual Arts
Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards
Tezuka Award for manga
Turner Prize

[edit] Design

[edit] Journalism

[edit] Literature

See also: List of literary awards, List of poetry awards

[edit] American literature

[edit] Australian literature

[edit] Austrian literature

[edit] Bangladeshi literature

[edit] British literature

See also: List of British literary awards

[edit] Canadian literature

[edit] Central and Eastern European literature

The Austrian Grand Prize for East European Literature
Vilenica prize
Złote Pióro "Wolnomularza Polskiego" (Gold Pen of "Polish Freemason")

[edit] Chilean literature

Chilean National Prize for Literature

[edit] Chinese literature

[edit] Finnish literature

Finlandia Prize for Literature

[edit] French literature

[edit] Georgian literature

[edit] German literature

[edit] Hebrew literature

Bialik Prize
Sapir Prize
Tchernichovsky Prize (for translation)
Ze'ev Prize (for children's literature)

[edit] Hungarian literature

[edit] Indian literature

[edit] Irish literature

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

[edit] Italian literature

[edit] Japanese literature

[edit] Philippine literature

Palanca Award

[edit] Polish literature

[edit] Portuguese literature

Prémio Camões

[edit] Slovenian literature

Presernova nagrada

[edit] Spanish literature

[edit] Swedish literature

Aniarapriset -- awarded by the Swedish Library Association.
Augustpriset
C S Lewis-priset
De Nios Stora Pris
Lilla Augustpriset for children's literature
Piratenpriset
Svenska Akademins nordiska pris

[edit] Science fiction and fantasy

Hugo Award
Nebula Award
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
Tiptree award
BSFA award
Prix Apollo
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Writers of the Future -- contest for new authors
Illustrators of the Future -- contest for new illustrators
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction
Philip K. Dick Memorial Award
Compton Crook Award--Best first time novel in Genera in a year.
Prometheus Award -- best Libertarian SF
Janusz A. Zajdel Award -- award given by Polish fandom
World Fantasy Award
SFRA Pioneer Award -- best critical essay length work
Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service -- promotion of SF teaching and study, etc.

[edit] Children's literature

Newbery Medal (USA)
Newbery Honor (USA)
Caldecott Medal (USA)
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (USA)
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (USA)
Governor General's Award (Canada)
Carnegie Medal (UK)
Children's Laureate (UK)
Guardian Award (UK)
Kate Greenaway Medal (UK)
Nestle Smarties Book Prize (UK)
Hans Christian Andersen Award (International)
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (International)
Coretta Scott King Award
Pura Belpré Award
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
Michael L. Printz Award
Robert F. Sibert Award

[edit] Music

American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in Music
Grawemeyer Award (Music Composition)
Prix de Rome
Polar Music Prize
Pulitzer Prize for Music
Schock Prize in Musical Arts
Sibelius Prize
Léonie Sonning Music Award - Official site

[edit] Theology

[edit] Business and management

[edit] Logic and philosophy

Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy

[edit] Law

[edit] Politics

Lawrence O'Brien Award in Democratic Politics
Profiles in Courage Award

[edit] Humanitarianism

Albert Medal -- for contribution to society (Royal Society of Arts)
Brandeis Award -- pro-privacy
Community of Christ International Peace Award
Franklin Medal -- for Anglo-American cooperation (Royal Society of Arts)
Freedom Award
Otto-Hahn-Peace-Medal in Gold -- United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN, Berlin-Brandenburg)
Herder Prize -- promotion of art and scientific relations in Central and Southeastern Europe
Gandhi Peace Prize
Ho-Am Prize: Community Service
International Peace Prize -- awarded by the World Peace Council
Joliot-Curie Golden Medal of Peace -- awarded by the World Peace Council
Karlspreis
Lenin Peace Prize
Library of Congress Living Legend
MacArthur Fellowship
Man of the Year/Person of the Year (Time Magazine)
Nansen Refugee Award
- Peace (Parliament of Norway)
Pearson Medal of Peace
Ramon Magsaysay award -- for achievement by Asians
Right Livelihood Award
Sakharov Prize for human rights and freedom of thought
Spingarn Medal -- for achievement by Black Americans
Takeda Award
Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion
Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize
Verodiano award

[edit] Scouting

[edit] Honours, military and patriotic medals

Main list: Orders and decorations

[edit] Commonwealth and its member states

[edit] United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations

British honours system
List of people who have declined a British honour
British and Commonwealth orders and decorations
- Victoria Cross (VC)
- Order of the Garter (KG)
100 Greatest Britons (result BBC poll in 2002)
100 Worst Britons (result Channel 4 poll in 2003)

[edit] Australia

Main article: Australian Honours System

[edit] Bangladesh

[edit] Canada

[edit] India

Military gallantry awards:

Military distinguished service awards:

[edit] New Zealand

Main article: New Zealand Honours System

[edit] South Africa

Main article: South African Orders, Decorations and Medals

[edit] Other nations

[edit] Austria

Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich (Austrian Decorations of Honor)
Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art)
Imperial and former Austrian Orders of Merit

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Czech Republic

Order of the White Lion

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Estonia

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour)
Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit)
Order of Arts and Letters (L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres)

[edit] Germany

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hong Kong

Main article: Hong Kong honours system

[edit] Iceland

Order of the Falcon

[edit] Israel

Israel Prize

[edit] Italy

Main article: Italian orders of merit

[edit] Japan

Order of the Chrysanthemum (Kikka sho)
Order of the Rising Sun (Kyokujitsu sho)
Order of the Precious Crown (Hokan sho)
Order of the Sacred Treasures (Zuihō sho)
Order of Culture (Bunka Kunsho)
Medals of Honor

[edit] Kazakhstan

Order of the Golden Eagle

[edit] Korea

Supreme Order of Hibiscus (Mugunghwa Daehunjang)
Order of National Establishment Merit (Gunguk Hunjang)
Order of Civil Merit (Gukmin Hunjang)
Order of Military Merit (Mugong Hunjang)
Order of Public Services Merit (Geunjung Hunjang)
Order of Diplomatic Merit (Sugyo Hunjang)
Order of National Security Merit (Boguk Hunjang)
Order of Industrial Merit (Sanup Hunjang)
Order of Cultural Merit (Munhwa Hunjang)
Order of Sports Merit (Chaeyuk Hunjang)
Order of National Redevelopment Merit (Saemaul Hunjang)
Order of Scientific and Technological Merit (Gwahakgisul Hunjang)

[edit] Kuwait

Order of Kuwait

[edit] Latvia

Order of the Three Stars

[edit] Liechtenstein

Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

[edit] Lithuania

[edit] Mexico

Main article: Mexican Honours System

See also: Mexican Imperial Orders

[edit] Netherlands

[edit] Norway

[edit] Nepal

[edit] Panama

Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Poland

Order Orła Białego (Order of the White Eagle)
Virtuti Militari
Order of Polonia Restituta

[edit] Russia

Honorary title:

Hero of the Russian Federation

Orders:

Order of St. Andrew (highest civil and military award)
Order of Saint George (highest military award)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland
Order of Courage
Order of Zhoukov
Order of Suvorov
Order of Ushakov
Order of Kutuzov
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Nakhimov
Order of Military Merit
Order of Maritime Merit
Order of Reverence
Order of Friendship

Crosses:

Cross of St George

Medals (main):

Medal of the Gold Star (for the title "Hero of the Russian Federation")
Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland
Medal of Valour
Medal of Suvorov
Medal of Nesterov
Medal of Ushakov
Medal of Zhukov
Medal of Pushkin

[edit] Soviet Union (former)

Main article: Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union

Hero of the Soviet Union (honorary title)
Hero of Socialist Labour (honorary title)
Order of Lenin
Order of Suvorov
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Victory

[edit] Spain

Order of the Golden Fleece

[edit] Sweden

[edit] United States

See also: Awards and decorations of the United States military

[edit] Entertainment

NAACP Image Award (for African-American film, television, music and literature in the United States)
People's Choice Award (for television, film and music in the United States)
ATOM Award (for film, television, and digital multimedia in Australia and New Zealand)
Bambi Award Entertainment & Media Award handed out by German publisher Burda Media