Shaw Prize

Shaw Prize
A gold circular medal with a depiction of an elderly man with glasses wearing a jacket buttoned to the neck; the English words "The Shaw Prize" and Chinese characters "邵逸夫獎" engraved on it
The obverse of the Shaw Prize medal
Awarded forOutstanding contributions in astronomy, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences
Reward(s)USD$1.2 million
First awarded2004
Websitewww.shawprize.org
Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess and Brian P. Schmidt (from left to right) jointly won the 2006 astronomy prize

The Shaw Prize is a set of three annual awards presented by the Shaw Prize Foundation in the fields of astronomy, medicine and life sciences, and mathematical sciences. Established in 2002 in Hong Kong,[1] by Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫),[2] the awards honour "individuals who are currently active in their respective fields and who have recently achieved distinguished and significant advances, who have made outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research or applications, or who in other domains have achieved excellence."[3] The prize has been described as the "Nobel of the East".[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "2002年度「邵逸夫獎」新聞發佈會" (in Chinese). Shaw Prize Foundation. 15 November 2002. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ "The Founder". Shaw Prize Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "About the Shaw Prize". Shaw Prize Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Jackson Laboratory scientist wins Shaw Prize, "Nobel of the East"". Jackson Laboratory. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Berkeley Lab's Saul Perlmutter Wins Shaw Prize in Astronomy". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ "$1 million 'Nobel of the East' awarded to Sir Michael Berridge, Emeritus Fellow at the Babraham Institute". Babraham Institute. 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Solana Beach: Astronomy researcher gets $1 million Shaw Prize". North County Times. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2009.