National Prize for Natural Sciences | |
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Part of the National Prize of Chile | |
Sponsored by | CONICYT |
Country | Chile |
First awarded | 1992 |
Currently held by | Fabián Jaksic |
The National Prize for Natural Sciences (Spanish : Premio Nacional de Ciencias Naturales) was created in 1992 as one of the replacements for the National Prize for Sciences under Law 19169. [1] The other two prizes in this same area are for Exact Sciences and Applied Sciences and Technologies.
It is part of the National Prize of Chile.
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The National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences was created in Chile in 1992 under Law 19169. It is granted "to the humanist, scientist, or academic, who has distinguished himself for his contribution in the field of Human Sciences". The history field has its own National Award.
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The National Prize for Musical Arts was created in Chile in 1992 under Law 19169 as one of the replacements of the National Prize of Art. It is granted "to the person who has distinguished himself by his achievements in the respective area of the arts". It is part of the National Prize of Chile.
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