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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 Foundation Balzan Prizes International Balzan $4,363,600.00 5 $1,108,000.00 4 Multidisciplinary 1961 Foundation Dan David Prize Dan David $3,000,000.00 3 (M) $1,000,000.00 3 Multidisciplinary 2002 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 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 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 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

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Kyoto Prizes Inamori Foundation $1,500,000.00 4 $500,000.00 3 Multidisciplinary 1985

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 The Norwegian $1,249,000.00 5 $1,249,000.00 1 Peace 1901 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 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. 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

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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 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 Foundation Onassis Prize in Shipping, Onassis Public $600,000.00 2 $200,000.00 3 Economics 2008 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 Architecture Culture Bernard M. Gordon Prize National Academy of $500,000.00 3 $500,000.00 1 Engineering 2001 USA Engineering

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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 Ernst InBev-Baillet Latour InBev-Baillet Latour $337,000.00 3 $337,000.00 1 Medicine 1977 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

Ho-Am Prize in the Arts Ho-Am Foundation $283,000.00 2 $283,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1991

Prime Minister's Prize for Government of the $279,200.00 2 $279,200.00 1 Science 2000 Science Commonwealth of Australia

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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. Kellogg $250,000.00 1 $50,000.00 5 Leadership 2004 USA Action Award Foundation Rolex Awards for Rolex SA $250,000.00 3 $50,000.00 5 Multidisciplinary 1976 Switzerland Enterprise--Associate Ronald McDonald House Ronald McDonald $250,000.00 2 $100,000.00 3 Humanitarian 1986 USA Charities Awards of House Charities Excellence Turing Award Association for $250,000.00 2 $250,000.00 1 Engineering 1966 USA Computing Machinery Vetlesen Prize Georg Unger $250,000.00 2 $250,000.00 1 Science 1959 USA Vetlesen and the Vetlesen Foundation William E. Simon Prizes William E. Simon $250,000.00 2 $250,000.00 1 Humanitarian 2001 USA Foundation World Food Prize World Food Prize $250,000.00 3 (P) $250,000.00 1 Science 1986 USA Foundation Charles Ives Prizes American Academy $225,000.00 2 $100,000.00 10 Arts 1998 USA of Arts and Letters Pulitzer Prizes Columbia University $210,000.00 4 $10,000.00 21 Literature 1917 USA

Volvo Environment Prize Volvo Group $209,000.00 3 $209,000.00 1 Environment 1988 Sweden

Erasmus Prize Praemium $202,020.00 5 $202,020.00 1 Humanities 1958 Netherlands Erasmianum Foundation Francqui Prize Fondation Franqui $202,020.00 2 $202,020.00 1 Medicine 1932 Belgium Stichting King Baudouin King Baudouin $202,020.00 4 $202,020.00 1 Humanitarian 1978 Belgium International Development Foundation Prize

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J. Paul Getty Award for World Wildlife Fund $200,000.00 3 $200,000.00 1 Environment 1974 USA Conservation Leadership Nemmers Prize in Northwestern $200,000.00 2 $200,000.00 1 Economics 1994 USA Economics University Nemmers Prize in Northwestern $200,000.00 2 $200,000.00 1 1994 USA Mathematics University Niwano Peace Prize Niwano Peace $200,000.00 3 $200,000.00 1 Peace 1983 Japan Foundation Pollin Prize in Pediatric New York- $200,000.00 1 $200,000.00 1 Medicine 2002 USA Research Presbyterian Hospital Prize in Pyschologial and National Academy of $200,000.00 New $200,000.00 1 Medicine 2014 USA Cognitive Sciences Sciences Peace Prize The Seoul Peace $200,000.00 3 $200,000.00 1 Peace 1990 South Korea Prize Cultural Foundation Tyler Prize for University of $200,000.00 3 (P) $200,000.00 1 Environment 1973 USA Environmental Southern California Achievement UNEP Sasakawa Prize $200,000.00 2 $200,000.00 1 Environment 1982 Environment Programme Sonning Prizes University of $180,250.00 3 $180,250.00 1 Multidisciplinary 1959 Denmark Copenhagen Lawrence Awards U.S. Department of $180,000.00 2 $20,000.00 9 Science 1959 USA Energy Cervantes Prize Centro de las Letras $168,250.00 3 (P) $168,250.00 1 Literature 1976 Espanolas Polar Music Prize Stig Anderson Music $154,000.00 3 $154,000.00 1 Arts 1989 Sweden Award Foundation Africa Prize Innovation Prize For $150,000.00 New $100,000.00 1 Innovation 2012 Switzerland Africa Houphouet-Boigny Peace UNESCO $150,000.00 2 $150,000.00 1 Peace 1989 Prize Siehl Prize for Excellence University of $150,000.00 1 $50,000.00 3 Environment 1993 USA in Agriculture Minnesota Stockholm Water Prize Stockholm $150,000.00 3 $150,000.00 1 Environment 1991 Sweden International Water Institute Tchaikovsky Music International $135,000.00 3 (P) $27,000.00 5 Arts 1958 Russia Competition Tchaikovsky Competition

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Van Cliburn International Van Cliburn $120,000.00 3 (P) $20,000.00 6 Arts 1961 USA Piano Competition Foundation, Inc. Africa Prize The Hunger Project $100,000.00 3 $100,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1987 USA

BFI Challenge Buckminster Fuller $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Technology 2008 USA Institute Biwako Prize for Ecology Shiga Prefectural $100,000.00 2 $50,000.00 2 Environment 1991 Japan Government Bolligen Prize for Poetry Yale University $100,000.00 1 $100,000.00 1 Literature 1949 USA

Charles Bronfman Prize The Charles $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Humanitarian 2003 USA Bronfman Prize Foundation Christopher Columbus Christopher $100,000.00 1 $25,000.00 4 Multidisciplinary 1996 USA Foundation Awards Columbus Fellowship Foundation Crichlow Trust Prize American Institute of $100,000.00 1 $100,000.00 1 Engineering 1993 USA Aeronautics & Astronautics Edward M. Kennedy Prize Columbia University $100,000.00 New $100,000.00 1 Arts 2013 USA

Free Spirit Award, Al The Freedom Forum $100,000.00 1 $100,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1999 USA Neuharth Honda Prize Honda Foundation $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Environment 1980 Japan

International Prize for Japan for the $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Science 1985 Japan Promotion of Science Jerome Robbins Prize for Jerome Robbins $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Arts 2002 USA Excellence in the Dance Foundation Arts Kingsley Tufts Poetry Claremont Graduate $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Literature 1993 USA Award University Marconi International Polytechnical $100,000.00 3 $100,000.00 1 Technology 1974 USA Fellowship Marconi Int'l Fellowship Council Marian Anderson Award The Philadelphia $100,000.00 3 $100,000.00 1 Arts 1998 USA Orchestra Association Philadelphia Liberty National Constitution $100,000.00 3 $100,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1988 USA Medal Center Potamkin Prize for American Academy $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Medicine 1987 USA Research of Neurology

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Pritzker Architecture Prize Hyatt Foundation $100,000.00 3 (P) $100,000.00 1 Arts 1979 USA

Rumelhart Prize Robert J. Glushko $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Science 2001 USA and Pamela Samuelson Foundation Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Poetry Foundation $100,000.00 3 (P) $100,000.00 1 Literature 1986 USA

Sophie Prizes The Sophie $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Environment 1997 Norway Foundation St. Andrews Prize for the University of St. $100,000.00 2 $100,000.00 1 Environment 1998 Scotland Environment Andrews Triste Science Prize The World Academy $100,000.00 1 $100,000.00 1 Science 2005 Italy of Sciences Manning Innovation Earnest C. Manning $99,000.00 2 $99,000.00 1 Innovation 1982 Canada Award Awards Foundation Man Booker Prizes Man Group plc $80,500.00 3 (P) $80,500.00 1 Literature 1995 United Kingdom Avery Fisher Prize Avery Fisher Artists $75,000.00 1 $75,000.00 1 Arts 1974 USA Program Lounsbery Award US & France's $70,000.00 3 $70,000.00 1 Science 1978 USA National Academy of Sciences Miles Franklin Literacy Trust Company Ltd. $56,500.00 2 $56,500.00 1 Arts 1957 Australia Award Amy Lowell Poetry Choate, Hall & $54,000.00 2 $54,000.00 1 Literature 1953 USA Traveling Scholarship Stewart LLP Clarke Prize, Athalie National Water $50,000.00 2 $50,000.00 1 Environment 1993 USA Richardson Irvine Research Institute Fermi Awards U.S. Department of $50,000.00 3 $50,000.00 1 Science 1956 USA Energy Fields Medals International $50,000.00 3 (P) $15,000.00 1-4 Science 1936 USA Mathematics Union Fulbright Prize for Coca-Cola $50,000.00 2 $50,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1993 USA International Foundation Understanding; J. William Lieber Prize NARSAD Scientific $50,000.00 1 $50,000.00 1 Medicine 1987 USA Symposium Lincoln Prize Gettysburg College $50,000.00 1 $50,000.00 1 Literature 1990 USA

Neustadt International University of $50,000.00 2 $50,000.00 1 Literature 1969 USA Prize for Literature Oklahoma & World

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Literature Today

Wexner Prize Ohio State University $50,000.00 1 $50,000.00 1 Arts 1991 USA

William Schuman Award Columbia University $50,000.00 2 $50,000.00 1 Arts 1981 USA

Glenn Gould Prize Canada Council $49,900.00 1 $49,900.00 1 Arts 1986 Canada

BP Portrait Award British Petroleum $49,000.00 1 $49,000.00 1 Arts 1980 United Kingdom Costa Book of the Year Booksellers $49,000.00 1 $49,000.00 1 Literature 1971 United Award Association of the Kingdom UK and Ireland Whitley Gold Award The Whitley Fund $49,000.00 1 $49,000.00 1 Environment 1994 United Kingdom Prize Indira Gandhi $40,000.00 2 $40,000.00 1 Peace 1985 Memorial Trust National Book Awards National Book $40,000.00 3 $10,000.00 4 Literature 1950 USA Foundation Nehru Award for Indian Council for $40,000.00 3 $40,000.00 1 Peace 1965 India International Cultural Relations Understanding Queen Elisabeth Music Queen Elisabeth Int'l $34,000.00 3 $34,000.00 1 Arts 1951 Belgium Competition Music Competition of Belgium John D. Rockefeller 3rd Asian Cultural $30,000.00 2 $30,000.00 1 Culture 1963 USA Award Council Rea Award for the Short Dungannon $30,000.00 2 $30,000.00 1 Literature 1986 USA Story Foundation Truman Capote Awards University of Iowa $30,000.00 1 $30,000.00 1 Literature 1994 USA for Literary Criticism Arthur Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein $25,000.00 3 $25,000.00 1 Arts 1973 Israel International Music Prizes International Music Society Baldwin Medal of Liberty Human Rights First $25,000.00 2 $25,000.00 1 Humanitarian 1989 USA

Robert McNamara World Bank Group $25,000.00 2 $25,000.00 1 Technology 1982 USA Fellowships Program Steinberg Awards Steinberg Charitable $25,000.00 1 $25,000.00 1 Arts 1977 USA Trust Leeds International Leeds International $23,394.00 3 $23,394.00 1 Arts 1961 United Pianoforte Competition Pianoforte Kingdom

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Competition

John Scott Award City Trusts of $20,000.00 3 (P) $10,000.00 2 Technology 1816 USA Philadelphia Magellanic Premium American $20,000.00 2 $20,000.00 1 Science 1786 USA Philosophical Society Portia Geach Memorial Trust Company Ltd. $17,000.00 2 $17,000.00 1 Arts 1965 Australia Award Copley Medal Royal Society $8,050.00 3 (P) $8,050.00 1 Science 1731 United () Kingdom T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry Truman State $2,000.00 1 $2,000.00 1 Literature 1997 USA University Press Baldrige National Quality Baldrige National $0.00 2 $0.00 6 Leadership 1987 USA Award Quality Program/NIST Edison Medal IBM Corporation $0.00 1 $0.00 1 Science 1904 USA

Edward C. Sweeney Explorers Club $0.00 1 $0.00 1 Science 1968 USA Medal Explorers Medal Explorers Club $0.00 1 $0.00 1 Science 1914 USA

Horatio Alger Awards The Horatio Alger $0.00 2 $0.00 10 Leadership 1947 USA Association Livingstone Medal Royal Dutch $0.00 1 $0.00 1 Humanitarian 1901 United Geographical Society Kingdom National Medal of Science National Science & $0.00 3 $0.00 8 Science 1959 USA Technology Medals Foundation National Medal of National Science & $0.00 3 $0.00 6 Technology 1980 USA Technology Technology Medals Foundation O'Henry Awards Doubleday $0.00 2 $0.00 5 Literature 1919 USA

Priestley Medal American Chemical $0.00 3 (P) $0.00 1 Science 1922 USA Society Scottish Geographical Royal Scottish $0.00 1 $0.00 1 Science 1890 United Medal Geographical Society Kingdom Thomson Reuters Thomson Foundation $0.00 3 $0.00 25 Arts 1962 United Foundation Fellowships Kingdom Wright Brothers Memorial National Aeronautic $0.00 1 $0.00 1 Technology 1948 USA Trophy Association

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Coulter Award for The Wallace H. N/A 1 1 Medicine 2007 USA Lifetime Achievement in Coulter Award for Hematology Medicine Saltire Prize Scottish Government (Not Awarded Yet) 3 (CH) $16,400,000.00 1 Environment 2007 United Offshore Renewables Kingdom Policy Team