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The Kavli Prize was established in 2005 as a joint venture of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, and the Kavli Foundation. It honors, supports, and recognizes scientists for outstanding work in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. Three prizes are awarded every second year. Each of the three Kavli Prizes consists of a gold medal, a scroll, and a cash award of US$1,000,000. The medal has a diameter of 70 millimetres (2.8 in), a thickness of 5 millimetres (0.20 in), and weighs 311 grams (11.0 oz).
The first Kavli Prizes were awarded on 9 September 2008 in Oslo, presented by Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway.


== Selection committees ==
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters appoints three prize committees consisting of leading international scientists after receiving recommendations made from the following organisations:

Chinese Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
Max Planck Society
United States National Academy of Sciences
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Royal Society


== Laureates ==


=== Astrophysics ===


=== Nanoscience ===


=== Neuroscience ===


== See also ==
List of general science and technology awards
List of astronomy awards
List of neuroscience awards
The Brain Prize
Golden Brain Award
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
W. Alden Spencer Award
Karl Spencer Lashley Award
Mind & Brain Prize
Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience


== References ==


== External links ==
The Kavli Prize, official site
The Kavli Prize on The Kavli Foundation site Archived 20 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research