Kyung-Ahm Prize

Kyung-Ahm Prize
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byGeum-Jo Song
First awarded2005
WebsiteKyung-Ahm Education & Cultural Foundation
Kyung-Ahm Prize
Hangul
Hanja
경암學術賞
Revised RomanizationGyeongam Haksulsang
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngam Haksulsang

The Kyung-Ahm Prize is a series of awards presented annually from the Kyung-Ahm Education & Cultural Foundation. Founded in 2005 with a 100 billion KRW endowment by Geum-Jo Song,[1] the award originally had four categories and in addition to the award, laureates are given 100 million KRW[2] to 200 million KRW in prize money;[3] the highest nationally.[4] The foundation also hosts academic lectures by laureates.[5]

  1. ^ "경암교육문화재단, 제7회 '경암학술상'수상자 발표" (in Korean). Kyosu Shinmun. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ 석, 동빈 (22 November 2005). "송금조회장 출연 재단 경암학술상 4명 선정" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ 윤, 봉학 (17 September 2018). "올 경암학술상, 자연과학 금종해·공학 손훈·특별상 권오곤". 국민일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ 이, 종민 (12 September 2016). "제12회 경암학술상 수상자 4명 선정". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Academic Lectures by Laureates". Kyung-Ahm Education & Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 16 September 2019.