Country |
Award |
Sponsor |
Notes
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Europe |
Becquerel Prize |
European Commission |
Scientific, technical or managerial merits in the field of photovoltaic solar energy
|
Europe |
EPS Europhysics Prize |
European Physical Society |
Scientific excellence in the area of condensed matter physics
|
Europe |
EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize |
European Physical Society |
Research contributions in the area of statistical physics, nonlinear physics, complex systems, and complex networks
|
Europe |
Edison Volta Prize |
European Physical Society |
Achievements in physics
|
Europe |
Gribov Medal |
European Physical Society |
Work in theoretical elementary particle physics or quantum field theory
|
Europe |
Hannes Alfvén Prize |
European Physical Society |
Achievements which have shaped the plasma physics field or are expected to do so in future
|
Europe |
High Energy and Particle Physics Prize |
European Physical Society |
Outstanding contribution to high energy and particle physics
|
Europe |
Lise Meitner Prize |
European Physical Society |
Outstanding work in the fields of experimental, theoretical or applied nuclear science
|
Europe |
Louis Néel Medal |
European Geophysical Society |
Outstanding contributions in the application of experimental and theoretical methods of solid state physics to the study of earth sciences
|
Austria |
Haitinger Prize |
Austrian Academy of Sciences |
Studies in chemistry and physics that proved to be of great practical use for industrial applications
|
Austria |
Lieben Prize |
Austrian Academy of Sciences |
Young scientists working in the fields of molecular biology, chemistry, or physics
|
Austria |
Ludwig Boltzmann Prize |
Austrian Physical Society |
Outstanding achievements in theoretical physics
|
Denmark |
H. C. Ørsted Medal |
Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science |
Scientific work in physics or chemistry
|
Denmark |
Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour |
Niels Bohr Institute |
Particularly outstanding researcher who is working in the spirit of Niels Bohr: International cooperation and the exchange of knowledge
|
Denmark |
Niels Bohr International Gold Medal |
Danish Society of Engineers, Niels Bohr Institute, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters |
Engineering award
|
France |
Ampère Prize |
French Academy of Sciences |
Outstanding research work in mathematics or physics
|
France |
Jacques Herbrand Prize |
French Academy of Sciences |
Young researchers (up to 35 years) in the field of mathematics, physics, and their non-military applications
|
France |
Leconte Prize |
French Academy of Sciences |
Important discoveries in mathematics, physics, and biology
|
France |
Three Physicists Prize |
École normale supérieure |
Major contributions in physics
|
France |
Volta Prize |
Government of France |
Extraordinary scientific discoveries related to electricity. No longer awarded
|
Germany |
Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis |
Berthold Leibinger Stiftung |
Those who have created applied laser technology and innovations on the application or generation of laser light
|
Germany |
Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis |
Berthold Leibinger Stiftung |
Excellent research on the application or generation of laser light
|
Germany |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
Exceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in the field of research
|
Germany |
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis |
German Ministry of Education and Research |
Physics
|
Germany |
Humboldt Prize |
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
Internationally renowned scientists and scholars who work outside of Germany
|
Germany |
Karl Scheel Prize |
German Physical Society |
Outstanding scientific work
|
Germany |
Klung Wilhelmy Science Award |
Otto Klung Foundation and the Dr. Wilhelmy Foundation |
Younger German scientists under the age of 40 in chemistry or physics
|
Germany/United Kingdom |
Max Born Medal and Prize |
German Physical Society and Institute of Physics |
Outstanding contributions to physics
|
Germany |
Max Planck Medal |
German Physical Society |
Theoretical physics
|
Germany |
Otto Hahn Prize |
German Chemical Society, German Physical Society and City of Frankfurt |
Achievement in the field of chemistry, physics or applied engineering science
|
Germany |
Stern–Gerlach Medal |
German Physical Society |
Experimental physicists
|
Germany |
Walter Schottky Prize |
German Physical Society |
Outstanding research work of young academics in the field of solid-state physics
|
Hungary |
International Dennis Gabor Award |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
Scientific achievements with practical applications, with a clear positive attitude towards international cooperation of the researchers
|
Italy |
Alfredo di Braccio Award |
Accademia dei Lincei |
Top young chemist or physicist
|
Italy |
Enrico Fermi Prize |
Italian Physical Society |
Members of the Society who have particularly honored physics with their discoveries
|
Italy |
Majorana Prize |
Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics |
Outstanding contributions to theoretical and mathematical physics
|
Italy |
Matteucci Medal |
Accademia nazionale delle scienze |
Physicists for their fundamental contributions
|
Italy |
Tomassoni awards |
Sapienza University of Rome |
Achievements in physics
|
Netherlands |
Lorentz Medal |
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Physics
|
Poland |
First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics |
Organizing Committee |
Competition for high school students
|
Poland |
Marian Smoluchowski Medal |
Polish Physical Society |
Significant contributions in physics
|
Russia |
Bogolyubov Prize for young scientists |
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research |
Young researchers in theoretical physics
|
Russia |
Bogolyubov Prize |
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research |
Outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and applied mathematics
|
Russia |
Bruno Pontecorvo Prize |
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research |
Elementary particle physics
|
Russia |
Demidov Prize |
Russian Academy of Sciences |
Achievements in natural sciences and humanities
|
Russia |
Friedmann Prize |
Russian Academy of Sciences |
Work in cosmology and gravity
|
Russia |
Landau Gold Medal |
Russian Academy of Sciences |
Theoretical physics
|
Russia |
Pomeranchuk Prize |
Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics |
Theoretical physics
|
Soviet Union |
Kurchatov Medal |
USSR Academy of Sciences |
Outstanding achievements in nuclear physics and in the field of nuclear energy
|
Sweden |
Gregori Aminoff Prize |
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Individual contribution in the field of crystallography, including areas concerned with the dynamics of the formation and dissolution of crystal structures
|
Sweden |
Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture |
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Physics
|
Sweden |
Nobel Prize in Physics |
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Outstanding contributions for mankind in the field of Physics
|
Sweden |
Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture |
Stockholm University/Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Prominent physicist
|
Switzerland |
Albert Einstein Medal |
Albert Einstein Society |
Scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein
|
Switzerland |
Tomalla Prize |
Tomalla Foundation |
Research in gravitation and/or cosmology,
|
Ukraine |
Bogolyubov Prize (NASU) |
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
Outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and applied mathematics
|
United Kingdom |
A B Wood Medal |
Institute of Acoustics |
Distinguished contributions to the application of underwater acoustics
|
United Kingdom |
Copley Medal |
Royal Society |
Achievements in research in any branch of science
|
United Kingdom |
Eddington Medal |
Royal Astronomical Society |
Investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics
|
United Kingdom |
Hughes Medal |
Royal Society |
electricity and magnetism
|
United Kingdom |
R W B Stephens Medal |
Institute of Acoustics |
Contributions to acoustics research or education
|
United Kingdom |
Rayleigh Medal |
Institute of Acoustics |
Outstanding contributions to acoustics
|
United Kingdom |
Rumford Medal |
Royal Society |
Important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter made by a scientist working in Europe
|
United Kingdom |
Tyndall Medal |
Institute of Acoustics |
Achievement and services in the field of acoustics
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