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Annual award for "the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past" [1] since 1977 Cundill History Prize: McGill University: Literature award for history [2] since 2008 François-Xavier Garneau Medal: Canadian Historical Association: Awarded every five years for an outstanding Canadian contribution to historical ...
Kyoto Prize (1985), which was created in collaboration with the Nobel Foundation and is regarded by many as Japan's version of the Nobel Prizes, representing one of the most prestigious awards available in fields that are not traditionally honored with a Nobel, consisting of three different categories: advanced technology, basic sciences, and ...
The Nobel Prizes (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL; Swedish: Nobelpriset [nʊˈbɛ̂lːˌpriːsɛt]; Norwegian: Nobelprisen [nʊˈbɛ̀lːˌpriːsn̩]) are five separate prizes awarded to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, as established by the 1895 will of Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel, in the year before he died.
The Bowdoin Prizes are prestigious awards given annually to Harvard University undergraduate and graduate students. [1] From the income of the bequest of Governor James Bowdoin, AB 1745, prizes are offered to students at the university in graduate and undergraduate categories for essays in the English language, in the natural sciences, in Greek and in Latin. [2]
Award Sponsor Description International RIBA President's Medals Royal Institute of British Architects Established in 1836 when the first RIBA Silver Medal was awarded, these are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in architectural education in the world. [1] United States: ACM Student Research Competition: Association for Computing ...
The Concord Review: A Quarterly Review of Essays by Students of History is an academic journal dedicated to publishing the history research papers of high school students. [1] It was established in 1987 by William H. Fitzhugh , a Massachusetts educator dismayed with the " dumbing down " of writing standards in American secondary schools.
Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university. [1] The history and influence of the University of Cambridge has made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. [2]
The Erasmus Prize is an annual prize awarded by the board of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation to individuals or institutions that have made exceptional contributions to culture, society, or social science in Europe and the rest of the world. [1] It is one of Europe's most distinguished recognitions. [2]