The Kyoto Prize has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Inamori Foundation
The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind. The Prize is presented annually in each of the following three categories: Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy. Laureates shall in principle be individuals (one person per category). However, in special cases a single Prize may be shared among more than one person. Selection is made without regard to nationality, race, sex, age, or religion. Each laureate is presented with a diploma, a 20K gold Kyoto Prize medal, and prize money of 50 million yen per category. Each Kyoto Prize category comprises four fields. The specific fields to be awarded in a given year are determined each year.
(From the website of Inamori Foundation)
The Kyoto Prize winners of Kyoto University
THE 2010 KYOTO PRIZE
- Categories: Advanced Technology
Shinya Yamanaka (Japan) - Professor / Director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
Biotechnology and Medical Technology
THE 2004 KYOTO PRIZE
- Categories: Advanced Technology
Alan Curtis Kay (U.S.A.) - Visiting Professor, Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University
Information Science
THE 1998 KYOTO PRIZE
- Categories: Basic Sciences
Kiyoshi Ito (Japan) - Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
Mathematical Sciences
THE 1995 KYOTO PRIZE
- Categories: Basic Sciences
Chushiro Hayashi (Japan) - Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
Earth and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics