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| The Heineken Prizes are international prizes awarded biannually to five internationally renowned scientists and one highly talented Dutch visual artist for their great merits to science, Dutch art and society.
The scientific Heineken Prizes recognise and reward unique achievement in the fields of biochemistry and biophysics, medicine, environmental sciences, history and cognitive science. The sixth Heineken Prize, the Heineken Prize for Art, is awarded every two years to an artist living and working in the Netherlands. The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences presents the Heineken Young Scientists Awards every other year to five scientists whose outstanding scientific or scholarly work sets an example for other young researchers. Eligible researchers work for a Dutch research organisation and received their doctoral degrees no more than five years previously. The winners of the Heineken Young Scientists Awards are active in the same fields of science and scholarship as the laureates of the Dr H.P. Heineken Prize and the Dr A.H. Heineken Prizes. These new prizes are intended to give talent extra encouragement. Press release: English - Nederlands |
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The Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics The oldest of the Heineken Prizes. Awarded since 1964 |
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The Dr A.H.
Heineken Prize for Medicine Awarded since 1989 to researchers and others in the medical field |
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The Dr A.H.
Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences First awarded in 1990, the prize is awarded in recognition of significant achievements in environmental science. |
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The Dr A.H.
Heineken Prize for History First awarded in 1990. Originally intended for research into European history, this prize will be eligible to all history researchers from 2006. |
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The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science Established in 2005, this new prize is the first international prize awarded for outstanding achievements in cognitive science in general. |
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The Dr A.H.
Heineken Prize for Art Awarded to artists living and working in the Netherlands since 1988. |
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| The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences selects the winners of the scientific Heineken Prizes on the basis of nominations received from other scientists or from learned institutions throughout the world. An independent jury selects the winner of the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art. |
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| The scientific Heineken Prizes consist of a trophy and USD 150,000 each. The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art includes a trophy and a cash gift of EUR 50,000. The Heineken Prizes are financed by the Dr. H.P. Heineken Foundation and the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation. |
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| A booklet (pdf) was released before the Heineken Prizes 2008 announcement, containing background information about the Heineken Prizes. |