subject: The Nobel Prize: A Dream Of Scientific Recognition [print this page] There is no single discussion concerning educational grants without mentioning one of the most popular scientific prizes on the planet -the Nobel Prize. Though technically not an school allow, as the prize is granted for completed researches, it however, can be regarded as an aid for the promotion of science and scientific discoveries. The Nobel Prize is regarded as the most prestigious in the world, where among the winners such figures can be found as Maria Sklodowska-Curie and Alexander Fleming in the area of science, as well as Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the area of literature. The Nobel Prize has a huge influence that can be seen through the attention it attained in the media at past decades. In that way, the present article will give a brief summary of the importance of the Prize.
Background
The Prize was established under the will of Swedish inventor and scientist Alfred Nobel. The goal of the prize was to prize those whose work provided the most advantage to mankind in the year preceding the nomination. This prize is given in some fields, such as physics, chemistry, medicine, etc. In a scientific context it can be said that the award, which is ten million Swedish Kronor, is a superb support for researchers that devoted their life to science plus helping humankind.
Significance
Despite the notion that many discoveries and inventions were made for the love of science, it can be said that the Nobel Prize contributed to the development of science generally. The increase of the number of winners in the last decades shows that for most scientists the Nobel Prize is one of the key goals they strive for. In that regard, the prize can be seen significant not for the financial award, as much as for the popularity it provides, which makes the award the innermost goal of young scientists.
