Lesson 14. World awards The World Awards

International

Country	Award	Sponsor	Description
International	Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics	Breakthrough Prize	Transformative advances in fundamental physics
International	Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences	Breakthrough Prize	Research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life
International	Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics	Breakthrough Prize	Mathematics
International	Dijkstra Prize	Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, International Symposium on Distributed Computing	Outstanding papers on the principles of distributed computing
International	Ebbe Nielsen Challenge	Global Biodiversity Information Facility	Software or approaches that successfully address a GBIF-issued challenge in the field of biodiversity informatics
International	Ebbe Nielsen Prize	Global Biodiversity Information Facility	Substantial contributions to the field of biodiversity informatics
International	Fields Medal	International Mathematical Union	Outstanding contributions in mathematics attributed to young scientists. See also List of Fields Medal winners by university affiliation
International	Henri Poincaré Prize	International Association of Mathematical Physics	Outstanding contributions in mathematical physics, and contributions which lay the groundwork for novel developments in this broad field
International	ICTP Prize	International Centre for Theoretical Physics	Young physicist or mathematician from a developing country to promote theoretical mathematics and physics research in the developing world
International	Mustafa Prize	Organisation of Islamic Cooperation	Top researchers and scientists
International	Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing	International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity	Major contribution to understanding the relationships between information and efficiency in decentralized computing^[15][16]