THE KYOTO PRIZES
1. The Kyoto Prizes are international awards to honor people
who have
contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural and
spiritual development of mankind.
2. One Kyoto Prize is presented annually in each of the
following
categories.
1) Advanced Technology
2) Basic Sciences
3) Creative Arts and Moral Sciences
3. Each of the Kyoto Prize carries a Certificate of
Recognition, a
Medal(gold Medal) and Prize Money(50,000,000 Japanese Yen).
4. The Kyoto Prizes cover the natural sciences, divided into
Advanced
Technology and Basic Sciences, as well as the Creative Arts and
Moral Sciences including fine arts and music. In pursuit of its
goal of promoting the balanced development of science and
technology and the human spirit, The Inamori Foundation endeavors
through the Kyoto Prizes to contribute positively to the creative
activities of contemporary intellectuals in the arts and the
sciences.
5. Specific fields are selected annually from each of the
three
categories. The laureates for the 1996 Kyoto Prizes have been
selected from the following fields:
1) Advanced Technology : Information Science
2) Basic Sciences : Life Sciences(Molecular Biology, Cell
Biology, Neurobiology)
3) Creative Arts and Moral Sciences : Philosophy
6. Candidates for the Kyoto Prizes are nominated only by
official
Kyoto Prize nominators who are selected by the foundation from
among internationally recognized authorities. The laureates are
selected from among candidates by the Kyoto Prize Screening
Organization of The Inamori Foundation.
7. The Kyoto Prize Screening Organization of The Inamori
Foundation,
consisting of the Kyoto Prize Executive Committee, the Kyoto
Prize
Committe for each Prize, and the Kyoto Prize Screening Committee
for each Prize, scrutinizes the laureates fields but also for
having exerted great influence in the world.