subject: Academic Grants: Can You Receive The Noble Prize? [print this page] The most famous award in the world is The Noble Prize. In fact, it may be called a kind of a standard for the rest of scientific awards since almost all of them are arranged in a similar way. Would you like to receive this well-known prize? Do you know who are awarded with this prize? For instance, if you are a mathematician you will not have The Noble Prize! In fact, only quite few fields are "recognized" by this award, however, they are among the most significant ones.
Who can receive The Noble Prize?
The Noble Prize is awarded to people who made the greatest contributions into humanity development in the following fields: Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, Peace, Literature and Economic Sciences.
What is the nomination process?
This process starts a year before the award ceremony. Laureates are chosen by a special committee. Different discoveries, findings, inventions, actions, publications are taken into consideration. By the way, you should remember that even if you have created some revolutionary thing you may receive the prize in several years since your invention should pass a time test. So do not feel frustrated if your brilliant invention is not praised that very year. Be patient. Oh, one more thing! You cannot nominate yourself. Some other individuals or, maybe, organization should nominate you. So, to receive The Noble Prize you only need to devote yourself completely to science.
What is The Noble Prize?
Of course, you have heard about it million times, but you may have no idea what the prize really is. Well, The Noble Prize winners get the gorgeous diploma and the gold medal. Oh, and they receive the monetary prize as well. The winner can receive more than US$1 million.
