Dr. George Grierson Award should not be confused with Grierson Awards.
| Dr. George Grierson Award डॉ जॉर्ज ग्रियर्सन पुरस्कार | |
| Subheader: | Award for promotion of the Hindi Language |
| Sponsor: | Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India |
| Firstawarded: | 1994 |
| Lastawarded: | 2007 |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
| Award1 Winner: | 15 |
| Award2 Type: | First winner |
| Award2 Winner: | Dr. Lothar Lutze |
| Award3 Type: | Last winner |
The Dr. George Grierson Award (Devnagari: डॉ जॉर्ज ग्रियर्सन पुरस्कार) is a literary honor in India. It is conferred annually by Central Institute of Hindi, (Kendriya Hindi Sansthan), Ministry of Human Resource Development on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature. It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language abroad. It is awarded by the President Of India.
The award named after the linguist Dr. George Abraham Grierson was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989. The award carries Rs five lakh each, a citation and a shawl.
| Year[1] | Name | Presenter | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Prof. Dr. Lothar Lutze | Germany | ||
| 1995 | Dr. Maria Christopher Byrski | Poland | ||
| 1996 | Dr. Odolen Smékal | Czechoslovakia | ||
| 1997 | Dr. Rupert Snell | United Kingdom | ||
| 1998 | Shri. Abhimanyu Anat | Mauritius | ||
| 1999 | Pro. P.A Bashannikov | Russia | ||
| 2000 | Pro. Jin Ding Han | China | ||
| 2001 | Shri Naresh Bhartiya Dr. Tomio Mizokami | India Japan | ||
| 2002 | Dr. Maria Negyeshi | Hungary | ||
| 2003 | Prof. Toshio Tanaka | Japan | ||
| 2004 | Dr. Ronald Stuart McGregor | |||
| 2005 | Prof. Dr. Indra Dassanayake | President of India, H.E. Pratibha Patil | Sri Lanka | |
| 2006 | Pro. Mariola Ofredi | Italy | ||
| 2007 | Pro. Danuta Stashik | Poland | ||
| 2008 | Pro. Herman Van Olphen | United States | ||
| 2009 | Pro. Jeong Ho Lee | South Korea | ||
| 2010 | Dr Shamtof Azad | Uzbekistan | ||
| 2011 | Dr Wu Jo Kim | South Korea | ||
| 2012 | Alka Dhanpat | Hon’ble President of India Sri Pranab Mukherjee | Mauritius | |
| 2013 | Ge Fuping | Hon’ble President of India Sri Pranab Mukherjee | China | |
| 2014 | Shichiro Soma | Hon’ble President of India Sri Pranab Mukherjee | Japan | |
| 2015 | Fujii Takeshi | Japan | ||
| 2015 | Gabriela Nik Ilieva | US | ||
| 2016 | Satyadev Tengar | Mauritius | ||
| 2016 | Ziyang Zing Khwe | China | ||
| 2018 | Heinz Werner Wessler | Germany | ||
| 2018 | Sharangupt VeerSingh | Sri Lanka |