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Awards Inventory

The Global Excellence Initiative offers this up-to-date inventory of major international and national research awards to help inform universities, hospitals, research institutes and corporate and government laboratories of opportunities for their top researchers.

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International Awards

Natural Sciences

Volvo Environment Prize

Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected enviro...

  • International
  • 1,500,000 SEK
  • January 20, 2026
Natural Sciences

Welch Award in Chemistry

The purpose of The Welch Award in Chemistry is to foster and encourage basic chemical research and to recognize, in a su...

  • International
  • $500,000 USD
  • January 31, 2026
Multidisciplinary

Nobel Prizes

To the greatest benefit to humankind since 1901. The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is on...

  • International
  • 11,000,000 SEK
  • January 31, 2026
Multidisciplinary

Japan Prize

This award honours scientists and researchers worldwide who are recognized for having contributed significantly to the p...

  • International
  • ¥50,000,000 YEN
  • January 31, 2026
Multidisciplinary

Crafoord Prize

The Crafoord Prize is one of the world's most prestigious science prizes awarded in mathematics and astronomy, geoscienc...

  • International
  • 6,000,000 KR
  • January 31, 2026
Arts and Design

Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize

The prize honors a composer, performer, or musicologist who has made a distinguished contribution to the world of music....

  • International
  • €250,000 EUR
  • March 15, 2026

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National Awards

Medical & Health Sciences

Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize

The Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize is awarded annually to a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstand...

  • National
  • $50,000 CAD
  • February 27, 2026
Natural Sciences

Weston Family Awards in Northern Research

Since 2007, the Weston Family Awards in Northern Research have provided unparalleled support to early career scientists...

  • National
  • Varies
  • January 16, 2026
Medical & Health Sciences

CIHR Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research

The Barer-Flood Prize is intended to recognize and support the research excellence of Canadian Senior-Career Investigato...

  • National
  • $25,000 CAD
  • February 1, 2026
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