Gulbenkian Prize Explained

Gulbenkian Prize is a series of prizes awarded annually by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The main Gulbenkian Prize was established in 1976 as the Gulbenkian Science Prize awarded to Portuguese individuals and organizations.

Starting 2012, the Foundation started giving a special international Prize funded by an annual award of €100,000 each in the field of human rights called the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize on Human Rights.

The Gulbenkian Science Prize has now been restructured and is known as the Gulbenkian Prizes on Cohesion, Knowledge and Sustainability and three prizes are awarded in each of the fields

Gulbenkian Science Prize

The Gulbenkian Science Prize (in Portuguese: Prémio Calouste Gulbenkian de Ciência e Tecnologia) established in 1976 is an annual award to Portuguese nationals or those whose work has been carried out in Portugal. From 2007 to 2011 it was given in four categories, awarded annually every four years: Basic Sciences (Mathematics and Computing Sciences); Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; and Social and Human Sciences.[1] The prize was worth 50,000 Euros (previously €25,000).

In 2011 a new prize (€100,000 for the first prize, €50,000 for the other four) was awarded for five disciplines: Intercultural and Environmental Dialogue; Arts; Science; Charity; and Education.[2]

In 2017 three new categories were announced: Knowledge, Sustainability, and Cohesion, with prizes of €50,000 each.[3]

Past recipients include:

Gulbenkian Prizes on Cohesion, Knowledge and Sustainability

Three annual awards are given to individuals and non-profit private legal entities which have distinguished themselves in Portugal in the defence and promotion of Cohesion, Knowledge and Sustainability. Three annual awards are given one in each field of the categories of the prize

Calouste Gulbenkian Prize on Human Rights

An international annual prize awarded to individuals and non-profit private legal entities which have distinguished themselves internationally in the defence and promotion of Human Rights on the issue of freedom of expression, information and press. Winners were:[19]

Gulbenkian Museum Prize

See main article: Museum of the Year. Known as the Gulbenkian Prize for the period 2003 to 2007, it was an annual prize awarded to a United Kingdom museum or gallery for a "track record of imagination, innovation and excellence". The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation ended its sponsorship in 2007 and the award became the Art Fund Prize, and later Museum of the Year.[23]

Other awards by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Vasco Vilalva Prize

Established in 2009, this is an annual prize of 50,000 euros, awarded to exemplary Portuguese projects displaying interventions in movable and immovable property of cultural value that stimulate the preservation and recovery of the heritage.[24] The award is named after (1913–1975), a Portuguese philanthropist and patron.

Award for Civic Arts Organisations

Established in 2020, the award recognises publicly funded arts organisations in the UK using the transformational power of art for individual and societal change. Offering a total of £150,000 prize funding, it is one of the largest awards in the UK[24]

Branquinho da Fonseca Prize

The award is a literary prize that aims to encourage the emergence of young writers between the ages of 15 and 30.[24]

Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity

Established in 2020, the first €1-million Prize for Humanity was awarded in July 2020.[25] It is aimed at distinguishing people or institutions fighting climate change.[26]

Winners of Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity were:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.itn.pt/memoria/premio-gulbenkian-regul.pdf "Prémio Calouste Gulbenkian Ciência: Regulamento
  2. http://www.eurocid.pt/pls/wsd/wsdwcot0.detalhe?p_cot_id=7333 "Prémio Calouste Gulbenkian"
  3. https://gulbenkian.pt/en/news-en/gulbenkian-prizes-17/ "Gulbenkian Prizes"
  4. http://www.icr.usp.br/espca-pid/pdf/AC-CV-Short.pdf António Coutinho
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=rEZHDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT2 "La Dificil Democracia: Una mirada desde la periferia europea"
  6. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lmcb/users/david-ish-horowicz David Ish-Horowicz
  7. http://www.itqb.unl.pt/labs/lactic-acid-bacteria-and-in-vivo-nmr/group-members/cv-oct2012-arn.pdf "Ana Rute Neves"
  8. Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Centro de Estudos de História Religiosa (2000). Protestantismo e catolicismo em Portugal nos séculos XIX e XX, Volume 2. CEHR-UCP, page 541.
  9. https://gulbenkian.pt/images/mediaRep/institucional/fundacao/Relatorios/2001/Rel_FCG2001_118a127.pdf "Serviço de Ciência"
  10. https://www.publico.pt/2002/07/15/ciencia/noticia/premio-gulbenkian-ciencia-2002-atribuido-a-estudo-sobre-problemas-renais-162169 "Prémio Gulbenkian Ciência 2002 atribuído a estudo sobre problemas renais"
  11. https://gulbenkian.pt/images/mediaRep/institucional/fundacao/Relatorios/2003/6_ciencia.pdf Gulbenkian Foundation Report: Science
  12. http://www.faraday.fc.up.pt/cfp/Members/miguelc/ "Miguel Sousa Costa"
  13. http://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Ferreira_Mendes_José_Fernando José Fernando Ferreira Mendes
  14. Morais, Nelson (30 June 2004). Prémio Gulbenkian Ciência - 2004 (in Portuguese). University of Aveiro. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  15. https://gulbenkian.pt/images/mediaRep/institucional/FTP_files/pdfs/RelatorioAnual2008/RA_EN2008/02PresOffice_EN08.pdf1 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Annual Report 2008
  16. http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=20&id=118&Itemid=213 "News: Gulbenkian 2009 Science Award"
  17. http://www.ciencia2016.pt/files/04_1530_21_CM_A4_Florinda%20Costa.pdf "Nano carbon hybrids: new materials for electronic and biomedical applications"
  18. https://gulbenkian.pt/en/news-en/prizes/the-gulbenkian-prizes-winners-2017/ "The Gulbenkian Prizes – winners 2017"
  19. https://gulbenkian.pt/en/the-foundation/gulbenkian-prizes/pasteditions/ Gulbenkian Foundation: Gulbenkian Prize winners - Past editions
  20. https://www.publico.pt/2013/07/15/culturaipsilon/noticia/biblioteca-de-alexandria-distinguida-com-o-premio-calouste-gulbenkian-2013-1600259 "Biblioteca de Alexandria distinguida com o Prémio Calouste Gulbenkian 2013
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618035901/http://www.prize.gulbenkian.pt/OPremio "Prémio Calouste Gulbenkian"
  22. https://www.publico.pt/2016/07/18/ecosfera/noticia/premio-calouste-gulbenkian-2016-para-fundacao-amazonas-sustentavel-1738608 "Prémio Calouste Gulbenkian 2016 para Fundação Amazonas Sustentável"
  23. Web site: Art Fund Museum of the Year - History . 17 July 2022 . Art Fund.
  24. https://gulbenkian.pt/fundacao/premios/ Gulbenkian Foundation - Premios
  25. Web site: Nominations open for €1M Gulbenkian award for action on climate change. www.theportugalnews.com. 2020-02-10.
  26. Web site: Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. en-US. 2020-02-10.
  27. Web site: Greta Thunberg is the winner of the first Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. www.gulbenkian.pt. 20 July 2020 . 2020-07-21.
  28. Web site: snramos . 2021-10-26 . Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity Awarded to Global Covenant of Mayors . 2022-10-13 . Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian . en-US.
  29. Web site: 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC. www.gulbenkian.pt. 13 October 2022 . 2022-10-13.
  30. Web site: Ecosystem restoration leaders win the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. www.gulbenkian.pt. 13 October 2022 . 2023-08-02.
  31. Web site: Impact – Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity . 2024-07-12 . Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian . en-US.
  32. News: Varma . P. Sujatha . 2024-07-12 . 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity: Andhra Pradesh’s natural farming model wins prize . 2024-07-12 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.