Anna-Greta and Holger Crafoord´s Fund was established in 1980 and the first prize was awarded in 1982. The prize is intended to promote international basic research in the disciplines Astronomy and Mathematics, Geosciences, Biosciences (with particular emphasis on ecology) and Polyarthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis). These disciplines are chosen so as to complement those for which the Nobel Prizes are awarded.
This year the prize amount has been increased from SEK 4 million to SEK 6 million. The Crafoord Prize 2015 will be awarded in Biosciences and is announced on 15 January, at 6 am CET.
The press material including illustrations, a popular science background and a film will then be available on www.crafoordprize.se and www.kva.se.
Read more about the Crafoord Prize:
http://crafoordprize.se/
Information about earlier Laureates:
http://kva.se/en/Prizes/Crafoord-Prize/Laureates/
The Crafoord Days , 5–7 May 2015
The Prize award ceremony is to be held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) on 6 May 2014, in the Beijer Hall, RSAS.
Prize symposium, Tuesday 5 May, RSAS, Stockholm.
Prize award ceremony, Wednesday 6 May, Beijer Hall, RSAS
Prize lecture, Thursday 7 May, Lund University, Lund
Please register at http://kva.se/events
Press contact:
Jessica Balksjö Nannini, Press Officer, phone 46-8-673 95 44, 46-70-673 96 50, jessica.balksjo@kva.se
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