List of general awards in the humanities

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This list of general awards in the humanities is an index to articles about notable awards for general contributions to the humanities, a collection of academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. These awards typically have broad scope, and may apply to many or all areas within the humanities. The list is organized by region and country of the sponsoring organization, but awards are not necessarily limited to people from that country.

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Americas

CountryAwardSponsorDescription
Canada Molson Prize Canada Council One prize is awarded in the arts, one in the social sciences and humanities [1] [2]
Chile National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences President of Chile To the humanist, scientist, or academic, who has distinguished himself for his contribution in the field of Human Sciences [3]
United States Jefferson Lecture National Endowment for the Humanities For distinguished intellectual achievement in humanities [4]
United States Kluge Prize John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress For lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences to celebrate the importance of the Intellectual Arts for the public interest [5]
United States National Humanities Medal National Endowment for the Humanities For individuals, groups, or institutions for work that has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities [6]
United States Ralph Waldo Emerson Award Phi Beta Kappa For books that have made the most significant contributions to the humanities. [7]
United States Richard W. Lyman Award National Humanities Center Scholars who have advanced the humanities through the use of information technology [8]

Asia

CountryAwardSponsorNotes
India Infosys Prize in Humanities Infosys Science Foundation Awards outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories, including Humanities
Iran Farabi International Award Ministry of Science, Research and Technology To individuals who have made outstanding contributions to humanities [9] [10]
Japan Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy Emperor of Japan For humanities and natural sciences, conferred to two of the recipients of the Japan Academy Prize (academics). [11]

Europe

CountryAwardSponsorNotes
Austria Preis der Stadt Wien für Geisteswissenschaften City of Vienna For outstanding contributions in the humanities [12]
Germany Aby Warburg Prize City of Hamburg For excellence in the humanities and social sciences [13]
Germany Herder Prize Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. International prize awarded every year to scholars and artists from Central and Southeast Europe whose life and work have contributed to the cultural understanding of European countries and their peaceful interrelations [14]
Germany Meister Eckhart Prize Identity FoundationTo thinkers who produce high-quality work on the subject of identity [15]
United Kingdom Awards of the British Academy British Academy Various awards [16]
United Kingdom British Academy Medal British Academy For outstanding achievement that has transformed understanding of a particular subject or field of study in ... any branch of the humanities and social sciences [17]
United Kingdom Medlicott Medal Historical Association To individuals for outstanding services and current contributions to history [18] [19]
United Kingdom President's Medal (British Academy) British Academy For outstanding service to the cause of the humanities and social sciences [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Molson Prizes" (PDF). Canada Council for the Arts. 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Molson Prizes". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Ley 19169: Establece normas sobre otorgamiento de Premios Nacionales" [Law 19169: Establishes Rules on Granting National Prizes] (in Spanish). Ministry of Education. 26 September 1992. Retrieved 8 December 2017– via Library of the National Congress of Chile.
  4. ↑ Jefferson Lecture at NEH Website (retrieved January 22, 2009).
  5. ↑ "John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity". Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Awards and Honors". National Endowment for the Humanities. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Book Awards". The Phi Beta Kappa Society. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Richard W. Lyman Award". alumni.stanford.edu.
  9. ↑ Farabi International Awards select winners
  10. ↑ "Farabi International Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  11. ↑ "The Imperial Prize, Japan Academy Prize, Duke of Edinburgh Prize". Imperial Academy. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  12. ↑ "Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger – Preise der Stadt Wien: Geisteswissenschaft (seit 1947)". Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  13. ↑ Aby Warburg-Preis, Hamburg, retrieved 2020-01-28
  14. ↑ HerderpreisträgerInnen, Österreich-Bibliotheken, archived from the original on 2016-03-07, retrieved 2020-01-28
  15. ↑ "Meister-Eckhart-Preis für Amartya Sen" (in German). Börsenblatt Online. 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  16. ↑ "Prizes and Medals". The British Academy. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "The British Academy Medal". British Academy. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  18. ↑ history.org.uk, Medlicott Medal.
  19. ↑ history.org.uk, The Norton Medlicott Medal: Background. Archived 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ "The British Academy President's Medal". British Academy. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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