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Total Awarded Prestige Principal Award Awards Award Field Year Country Amount (US$) Per Established Cycle Macarthur Fellows John D Total Money Awarded Currency rate conversion as of April 1, 2014 This table seeks to display the total amount of money awarded annually or on a periodic basis by each distinguished award included in this report. Amounts indicated are expressed in US$ equivalents on 1 April 2014 according to exchange rates posted by Google on that date from currency rates provided by Citibank N.A. Challenge prizes by their very nature tend to exceed the amounts given on an annual basis by most awards. Award Institution Total Awarded Prestige Principal Award Awards Award Field Year Country Amount (US$) Per Established Cycle MacArthur Fellows John D. & Catherine $15,000,000.00 5 $625,000.00 24 Multidisciplinary 1981 USA T. MacArthur Foundation Packard Fellowships David and Lucile $14,000,000.00 3 $875,000.00 16 Science 1998 USA Packard Foundation Guggenheim Fellowships John Simon $12,317,950.00 5 $61,600.00 200 Multidisciplinary 1925 USA Guggenheim Memorial Foundation X-Prize(s) X-Prize Foundation $10,000,000.00 3 (CH) $10,000,000.00 4 Multidisciplinary 1995 USA African Leadership Prize Mo Ibrahim $5,000,000.00 3 (M) $5,000,000.00 1 Leadership 2007 United Foundation Kingdom Nobel Prizes The Nobel $4,996,000.00 5 $1,249,000.00 4 Multidisciplinary 1901 Sweden Foundation Balzan Prizes International Balzan $4,363,600.00 5 $1,108,000.00 4 Multidisciplinary 1961 Italy Foundation Dan David Prize Dan David $3,000,000.00 3 (M) $1,000,000.00 3 Multidisciplinary 2002 Israel Foundation Kavli Prize Kavli Foundation $3,000,000.00 3 (M) $1,000,000.00 3 Science 2005 USA Shaw Prize The Shaw Prize $3,000,000.00 3 (M) $1,000,000.00 3 Science 2002 Hong Kong Foundation Gruber Foundation Peter and Patricia $2,000,000.00 5 $500,000.00 4 Multidisciplinary 2000 USA Awards Gruber Foundation Milken Educator Awards Milken Family $1,875,000.00 1 $25,000.00 75 Humanitarian 1987 USA Foundation Templeton Prize John Templeton $1,776,000.00 5 $1,776,000.00 1 Religion 1972 USA Foundation Queen Elizabeth Prize Royal Family of $1,616,000.00 3 (M) $1,616,000.00 1 Engineering 2013 United United Kingdom Kingdom Conrad N. Hilton Conrad N. Hilton $1,500,000.00 5 $1,500,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1996 USA Humanitarian Prize Foundation Families Count Awards The Annie E. Casey $1,500,000.00 Suspended $500,000.00 3 Humanitarian 1999 USA Foundation Total Money Awarded Currency rate conversion as of April 1, 2014 Kyoto Prizes Inamori Foundation $1,500,000.00 4 $500,000.00 3 Multidisciplinary 1985 Japan Heinz Awards H. J. Heinz Company $1,250,000.00 4 $250,000.00 5 Multidisciplinary 1993 USA Bank of Sweden Prize The Nobel $1,249,000.00 5 $1,249,000.00 1 Economics 1968 Sweden Foundation Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian $1,249,000.00 5 $1,249,000.00 1 Peace 1901 Norway Nobel Institute Balzan Prize for International Balzan $1,108,000.00 5 $1,108,000.00 1 Peace 1961 Italy Humanity, Peace and Foundation Brotherhood Kuwait Prizes for Art & Kuwait Foundation $1,060,300.00 3 $106,030.00 10 Multidisciplinary 1979 Kuwait Science for the Advancement of Sciences Global Energy Global Energy $1,014,000.00 3 (M) $1,014,000.00 1 Science 2002 Russia International Prize Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award National Science $1,000,000.00 2 $1,000,000.00 1 Science 1975 USA Foundation Blue Planet Prize The Asahi Glass $1,000,000.00 3 (P) $500,000.00 2 Environment 1992 Japan Foundation Bradley Prizes The Bradley $1,000,000.00 2 $250,000.00 1-4 Humanities 2003 USA Foundation Gates Award for Global Bill & Melinda Gates $1,000,000.00 3 (M) $1,000,000.00 1 Science 2000 USA Health Foundation Gotham Prize for Cancer $1,000,000.00 New $1,000,000.00 1 Medicine 2007 USA Research Hideyo Noguchi Africa Government of Japan $1,000,000.00 New $1,000,000.00 1 Medicine 2006 Japan Prize Japan Prize The Science & $1,000,000.00 5 $500,000.00 2 Science 1985 Japan Technology Foundation of Japan John W. Kluge Prize Library of Congress $1,000,000.00 3 (M) $1,000,000.00 1 Humanities 2003 USA King Faisal International King Abdul Aziz $1,000,000.00 4 $200,000.00 5 Multidisciplinary 1977 Saudi Prizes Research Center Arabia Opus Prize The Opus Prize $1,000,000.00 3 (M) $1,000,000.00 1 Humanitarian 2004 USA Foundation Zayed International Prizes Zayed International $1,000,000.00 2 $1,000,000.00 1 Environment 1999 United Arab for the Environment Prize Higher Emirates Committee Abel Prize Norwegian Academy $982,000.00 3 (M) $982,000.00 1 Science 2002 Norway of Science and Letters Total Money Awarded Currency rate conversion as of April 1, 2014 Goldman Environmental Goldman $900,000.00 4 $150,000.00 6 Environment 1990 USA Prizes Environmental Foundation Lasker Medical Research Albert and Mary $900,000.00 4 $300,000.00 3 Medicine 1946 USA Awards Lasker Foundation Rome Prize Fellowships American Academy $840,000.00 4 $28,000.00 30 Arts 1894 USA in Rome Heineken Prizes Royal Netherlands $817,400.00 4 $150,000.00 6 Multidisciplinary 1963 Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Astrid Lindgren Memorial Swedish National $765,550.00 3 (M) $765,550.00 1 Literature 2002 Sweden Award Council for Cultural Affairs Pew Fellows Program in The Pew Institute for $750,000.00 4 $150,000.00 5 Environment 1989 USA Marine Conservation Ocean Science Praemium Imperiale The Japan Art $750,000.00 3 $150,000.00 5 Arts 1989 Japan Association Holberg International University of Bergen $736,000.00 3 (M) $736,000.00 1 Humanitarian 2003 Norway Memorial Prize Pew Fellowships in the Pew Fellowships in $720,000.00 2 $60,000.00 4-12 Arts 1991 USA Arts the Arts PICNIC Green Challenge Postcode Lottery $688,150.00 3 (CH) $688,150.00 1 Climate/Environme 2007 Netherlands nt International Affairs Hitachi, Ltd. $680,000.00 1 $85,000.00 8 Humanities 1997 USA Fellowship Program NEH Fellowships National Endowment $655,200.00 2 $50,400.00 13 Humanities 1966 USA for the Humanities Crafoord Prize Royal Swedish $625,000.00 4 $625,000.00 1 Science 1980 Sweden Academy of Sciences Gairdner Prizes The Gairdner $600,000.00 3 $100,000.00 6 Medicine 1957 Canada Foundation Onassis Prize in Shipping, Onassis Public $600,000.00 2 $200,000.00 3 Economics 2008 Greece Trade and Finance Benefit Foundation of Greece Wolf Prizes The Wolf Foundation $600,000.00 4 $100,000.00 6 Multidisciplinary 1978 Israel Aga Khan Award for Aga Khan Trust for $500,000.00 3 (P) $500,000.00 Varies Culture 1977 Switzerland Architecture Culture Bernard M. Gordon Prize National Academy of $500,000.00 3 $500,000.00 1 Engineering 2001 USA Engineering Total Money Awarded Currency rate conversion as of April 1, 2014 Charles Stark Draper Prize National Academy of $500,000.00 3 (P) $500,000.00 1 Engineering 1988 USA Engineering Fritz J. and Dolores H. National Academy of $500,000.00 3 $500,000.00 1 Science 1999 USA Russ Prize Engineering Lemelson - MIT Prize Massachusetts $500,000.00 4 $500,000.00 1 Innovation 1994 USA Institute of Technology Louisville - Grawemeyer University of $500,000.00 2 $100,000.00 5 Multidisciplinary 1984 USA Awards Louisville Rolex Awards for Rolex SA $500,000.00 5 $100,000.00 5 Multidisciplinary 1976 Switzerland Enterprise Killam Prize Canada Council of $495,000.00 1 $99,000.00 5 Science 1966 Canada the Arts Lannan Literary Award Lannan Foundation $450,000.00 2 $150,000.00 3 Literature 1989 USA International Cosmos Expo '90 $400,000.00 3 $400,000.00 1 Science 1993 Japan Prize Commemorative Foundation Lannan Cultural Freedom Lannan Foundation $350,000.00 3 $350,000.00 1 Culture 1999 USA Prize Von Siemens Music Prize: Siemens AG $338,000.00 3 $338,000.00 1 Arts 1972 Germany Ernst InBev-Baillet Latour InBev-Baillet Latour $337,000.00 3 $337,000.00 1 Medicine 1977 Belgium Health Prize Fund Carnegie Medal Carnegie Hero Fund $315,000.00 3 (P) $3,500.00 90 Humanitarian 1904 USA Commission Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb $300,000.00 2 $50,000.00 6 Medicine 1977 USA Distinguished Foundation Achievement Awards Dorothy and Lillian Gish J.P. Morgan Chase $300,000.00 3 (P) $300,000.00 1 Arts 1994 USA Prize Bank Wallenberg Prize Marcus Wallenberg $300,000.00 3 $300,000.00 1 Environment 1981 Sweden Foundation Welch Award in The Welch $300,000.00 3 (P) $300,000.00 1 Science 1972 USA Chemistry Foundation Ho-Am Prize Ho-Am Foundation $283,000.00 2 $283,000.00 1 Science 1991 South Korea Ho-Am Prize in the Arts Ho-Am Foundation $283,000.00 2 $283,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1991 South Korea Prime Minister's Prize for Government of the $279,200.00 2 $279,200.00 1 Science 2000 Australia Science Commonwealth of Australia Total Money Awarded Currency rate conversion as of April 1, 2014 Right Livelihood Awards Right Livelihood $270,500.00 3 $270,500.00 1 Humanitarian 1980 Sweden Awards Foundation Bower Award & Prize for The Franklin Institute $250,000.00 3 $250,000.00 1 Science 1991 USA Achievement in Science Charles S. Mott Award General Motors $250,000.00 2 $250,000.00 1 Science 1978 USA Cancer Research Foundation Cisco I-Prize Cisco $250,000.00 $250,000.00 1 Innovation 2007 USA Collaboration Prize The Lodestar $250,000.00 New $250,000.00 1 Humanitarian 2008 USA Foundation National Leadership in W.K.
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