List of prizes, medals, and awards

A list of famous prizes, medals, and awards including badges, bowls, cups, state decorations, trophies, etc.

1 Business and management
2 Entertainment
3 Games and sports
4 Humanitarianism, international relations, and service
- 4.1 Scouting
5 Humanities
6 Logic and philosophy
- 6.1 Law
- 6.2 Politics
7 Military and patriotic honors and medals
8 Miscellaneous
9 Mock prizes
10 Posthumous
11 Science and technology
12 Awards by recipient
13 See also
14 Sources and references

Business and management

Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards.
Bryce Hentges Award – Best business ever.
Commerce Award (Chamber of Commerce of Toledo, Spain).
Deming Prize for Quality.
E-Commerce Awards.
E. H. Harriman Award.
Enterprise Initiative Award (Chamber of Commerce of Toledo, Spain).
European Business Awards.
European IST Grand Prize.
Exportation Award (Chamber of Commerce of Toledo, Spain).
Henry Laurence Gantt Medal.
Industry Award (Chamber of Commerce of Toledo, Spain).
Innovation Award (Chamber of Commerce of Toledo, Spain).
Jake Award.
Japan Quality Medal.
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Nikkei QC Literature Prize.
Qimpro Benchmark Competition – For excellence in business excellence.
Railroader of the Year.
Regional Railroad of the Year.
Ron Brown Award.
Shingo Prize. [1]
Short Line Railroad of the Year.
Train Operator of the Year.
Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship (Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution).

Entertainment

ATOM Award – For film, television, and digital multimedia (Australia and New Zealand).
Bambi – For television and media (Hubert Burda Media, Germany).
Jacob's Awards – For outstanding contributions to Irish radio and television (Ireland).
NAACP Image Award – For upstanding portrayals of African Americans in film, television, music, and literature (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
People's Choice Awards – For film, television, and music (United States).
Seiyu Awards – For voice acting in anime and other media (Japan).

Computers and the Internet

Prix Ars Electronica (Ars Electronica, Austria).
Shorty Awards – To the top short-form content creators on the micro-blogging website Twitter.
Webby Awards (International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences).
New Statesman New Media Awards (United Kingdom).

Dance

Film

See also: List of film awards and Film festival

Academy Awards – Also known as the Oscars (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
Amanda Award (Norwegian International Film Festival).
Australian Film Institute Awards (Australian Film Institute).
British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards.
César Award (France).
Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic).
Crystal Simorgh (Fajr International Film Festival, Iran).
Czech Lion (Český Lev, Czech Republic).
David di Donatello.
Étalan de Yennenga (Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso).
European Film Awards (European Film Academy).
Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards.
Filmfare Awards (India).
Genie Awards (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television).
GLAAD Media Awards (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Golden Bear (Berlin International Film Festival, Germany).
Golden Boll (International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Turkey).
Golden Globe Awards (Hollywood Foreign Press Association).
Golden Horse (Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Taiwan).
Golden Leopard (Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland).
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival, Italy).
Golden Orange (International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey).
Goya Awards (Spain).
Guldbagge Awards (Sweden).
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Humanitas Prize.
Independent Spirit Awards.
International Indian Film Academy Awards (India).
Lola Awards (German Film Academy).
Luna Awards (Film Academy of the Philippines).
National Film Awards (India).
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival, France).
Screen Actors Guild Awards (Screen Actors Guild).
SIGNY awards – To the best performers, artists, photographers and riggers, writers and models in the field of bondage erotica.
Spencer Tracy Award (University of California, Los Angeles Campus Events Commission).
Star Screen Awards (India).
XRCO Awards – To people working in adult entertainment (X-Rated Critics Organization).
Young Artist Awards (Young Artist Foundation)

Humor

British Comedy Awards.
Canadian Comedy Awards.
Commie Awards.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom).
Gat Perich International Humor Prizes (Spain).
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts).
Premio Quevedos – For graphical humor (Spain).

Music

Akil Koci Prize.
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in Music.
ASCAP awards (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).
ARIA Music Awards (Australian Recording Industry Association).
BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award (British Academy of Film and Television Arts).
BET Awards (Black Entertainment Television, United States).
Brit Awards.
Comet (Viva, Germany).
Country Music Awards of Australia (Country Music Association of Australia).
Echo (German Phonographic Academy).
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.
Eurovision Song Contest.
George Peabody Medal (Peabody Institute).
Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan).
Grammy Awards (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences).
Grand Prix du Disque (France).
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
Independent Music Awards (Music Resource Group).
Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame.
Ivor Novello Awards (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors).
Juno Awards (Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences).
Léonie Sonning Music Prize (Léonie Sonning Music Foundation).^[1]
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica – Previously known as MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica (MTV).
MTV Africa Music Awards (MTV).
MTV Asia Awards (MTV).
MTV Australia Awards (MTV).
MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV).
MTV Video Music Awards (MTV).
Music Journalist Awards (International Federation of Music Journalists).[2]
Polar Music Prize.
Praemium Imperiale.
Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik – For achievement in recorded music.
Prix de Rome.
Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts.
Sanremo Music Festival (Italy).
Sibelius Prize.

Radio

Stage and theater

Back Stage Garland Awards – For excellence in Southern California theatre (Back Stage).
Drama Desk Awards.
Drama League Awards.
Drama-Logue Awards.
Eugene O'Neill Award (Sweden).
Evening Standard Awards (Evening Standard).
LA Weekly Theater Awards (LA Weekly).
Laurence Olivier Awards (The Society of London Theatre).
Leonard Statuette (Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association).
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle).
Lucille Lortel Awards
National Dance Awards (The Critics' Circle).
New York Drama Critics' Circle awards (New York Drama Critics' Circle).
Obie Awards (The Village Voice).
Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Ovation Awards.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Sarah Siddons Award – For an outstanding performance in a Chicago theatre production (Sarah Siddons Society).
Theatre World Award.
Tony Awards (American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League).

Television

British Academy Television Awards.
Deutscher Fernsehpreis (Germany).
Edward R. Murrow Award – For commitment to excellence that exemplifies the career of Edward R. Murrow (Edward R. Murrow College of Communication of Washington State University).
Edward R. Murrow Award – For the best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs (Overseas Press Club).
Edward R. Murrow Awards – For outstanding achievements in electronic journalism (Radio Television Digital News Association).
Emmy Awards.
FIPA awards (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels).
Gemini Awards (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television).
GLAAD Media Awards (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).
Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan).
Golden Globe Awards (Hollywood Foreign Press Association).
Golden Nymph (Monte-Carlo Television Festival, Monaco).
Goldene Kamera.
Grimme Preis.
Humanitas Prize.
Logie Awards (TV Week).
National Television Awards.
Peabody Awards.
Rose d'Or.
Royal Television Society awards (Royal Television Society).
Telly Awards.
Young Artist Awards (Young Artist Foundation).

Tourism

IAAPA Applause Award (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions).
Pomme d'Or (European Association of Professional Travel Writers and Journalists).
Thea (Themed Entertainment Association).
Tourism Award (Chamber of Commerce of Toledo, Spain).

Games and sports

General and miscellaneous

BBC Sports Personality of the Year:
Egebergs Ærespris – To athletes who excel in more than one sport (Norway).
James E. Sullivan Award – To outstanding amateur athletes in the United States (Amateur Athletic Union).
Laureus World Sports Awards.
NACDA Directors' Cup – To the colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics).
Olympic Cup – To an institution or association with a record of merit and integrity in actively developing the Olympic movement (International Olympic Committee).
Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic).
Sportsperson of the Year (Czechoslovakia).
Sportsperson of the Year (Norway).
Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia).
Sportsperson of the Year (Slovenia).

American football and Canadian football

Associated Press College Football Player of the Year – To the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States (Associated Press).
Grey Cup – To the champions of the Canadian Football League.
Heisman Trophy – To outstanding college football players whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity (Heisman Trophy Trust).
Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Vince Lombardi Trophy – To the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl.

Association football

Albo Panchina d'Oro – To the best Italian coach of the Serie A.
Best European Goalkeeper.
Best Male Soccer Player ESPY Award.
Best Soccer Player ESPY Award.
Bota de Prata – To the top scorer in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Brian Clough Trophy – To the winners of any league, cup or friendly match between Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
CAF Clubs of the 20th Century – A ranking of the most successful clubs of the 20th century in Africa.
Canadian Championship Golden Boot – To the top goalscorer in the Canadian Championship.
CNID Awards – To players and coaches in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and to Portuguese players and coaches in other countries.
Coach of the Year (Romania).
Copa Libertadores – To the winners of the Copa Libertadores.
Copa Sudamericana – To the winners of the Copa Sudamericana.
CSL Golden Boot – To the top goalscorer in the Canadian Soccer League.
Det Gyldne Bur – To the best goalkeeper in Danish football.
DZFoot d'Or – To the Algerian player considered to have performed the best over the previous year.
European Champion Clubs' Cup – To the winners of the UEFA Champions League.
European Cup Winners' Cup – To the winners of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
European Golden Shoe – To the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league.
FA Cup – To the winners of the FA Cup.
FAM Football Awards (Malaysia).
FIFA Ballon d'Or – Given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season.
FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century – A ranking of the most successful clubs of the 20th century.
FIFA Development Award – For the development of football in countries judged to need it most.
FIFA Fair Play Award – For exemplary civil or sporting behavior.
FIFA Order of Merit – For significant contributions to football.
FIFA Player of the Century – To the greatest player of the 20th century.
FIFA Presidential Award.
FIFA Puskás Award – To the player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant and "most beautiful" goal of the year.
FIFA World Cup All-Time Team – An all-star squad published in 1994 and composed of some of the best players of all time.
FIFA World Cup awards.
FIFA World Cup Dream Team – An all-star squad published in 2002 and composed of some of the best players of all time.
FIFA World Cup – To the winners of the FIFA World Cup.
FIFA World Player of the Year – To the players who were thought to be the best in the world. Now replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Footballer of the Year (Argentina).
Footballer of the Year (Austria).
Footballer of the Year (Azerbaijan).
Footballer of the Year (Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States).
Footballer of the Year (Belgium).
Footballer of the Year (Bulgaria).
Footballer of the Year (Chile).
Footballer of the Year (Croatia).
Footballer of the Year (Czech Republic).
Footballer of the Year (Czechoslovakia).
Footballer of the Year (Denmark).
Footballer of the Year (Estonia).
Footballer of the Year (Finland).
Footballer of the Year (Georgia).
Footballer of the Year (Germany).
Footballer of the Year (Ireland, Republic of).
Footballer of the Year (Israel).
Footballer of the Year (Kazakhstan).
Footballer of the Year (Latvia).
Footballer of the Year (Liechtenstein).
Footballer of the Year (Lithuania).
Footballer of the Year (Luxembourg).
Footballer of the Year (Macedonia).
Footballer of the Year (Moldova).
Footballer of the Year (Netherlands).
Footballer of the Year (Norway).
Footballer of the Year (Paraguay).
Footballer of the Year (Portugal).
Footballer of the Year (Romania).
Footballer of the Year – Given by Futbol (Russia).
Footballer of the Year – Given by Sport-Express (Russia).
Footballer of the Year (Serbia).
Footballer of the Year (Slovakia).
Footballer of the Year (Soviet Union).
Footballer of the Year (Sweden).
Footballer of the Year (Switzerland).
Foreign Footballer of the Year (Romania).
Goal of the Month (Germany).
Goal of the Year (Germany).
Golden Ball (Czech Republic).
Golden Ball (Portugal).
Golden Foot – To players who stand out for their athletic achievements and personality.
Guerin d'Oro – To the player in the Italian Serie A with at least 19 games played who has obtained the best average media rating.
Heart of Hajduk Award – To Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split's best player.
Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards.
IFFHS Continental Clubs of the 20th Century – A ranking of the best continental clubs of the 20th century.
IFFHS The Strongest National League in the World 1998 – A ranking of the best leagues in 1998.
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper.
Iran football awards.
Lennart Johanssons Pokal – To the winners of the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Manager of the Year (Germany).
MLS Golden Boot – To Major League Soccer's regular season leading scorer.
Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch – To players who reach 25 caps for the Norwegian national team.
NTF football awards – To players and coaches in Norwegian football.
Oscar del Calcio – To players and coaches in Italian football.
Pallone d'Argento – To the Serie A player deemed to have displayed the best civil and sporting behavior over the previous season.
Piłka Nożna plebiscite awards – To players and coaches in Polish football.
Premier League Golden Boot – To the top goalscorer at the end of the Premier League season.
Prva HNL Player of the Year – To the best player in Croatian football.
PSAP Awards (Greece):
- PSAP MVP & Best Goal 2006–07.
- PSAP MVP & Best Goal 2007–08.
- PSAP MVP & Best Goal 2008–09.
- PSAP MVP & Best Goal 2009–10.
PSL Awards (South Africa):
- PSL Club Rookie of the Year.
- PSL Coach of the Season.
- PSL Footballer of the Year.
- PSL Goalkeeper of the Season.
- PSL Player of the Season.
- PSL Players' Player of the Season.
- PSL Referee of the Season.
Rinus Michels Awards (Netherlands).
Silver Ball – For the best goal scored for the Estonian national team.
Sportske Novosti award – To the best player in the world (Croatia).
Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award – To the best player in the Croatian Prva HNL.
Ubaldo Fillol Award – To the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio in the Argentine Primera División.
UEFA Best Player in Europe.
UEFA Cup – To the winners of the UEFA Europa League.
Women's Professional Soccer awards.
World Team of the 20th Century – An all-star squad published in 1998 and composed of some of the best players of all time.
Young Player of the Year (Ireland, Republic of).

Australian rules football

AFL Army Award – To players who produce significant acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of their team during a game.
AFL Rising Star – To a standout young player in the Australian Football League.
AFLPA Awards – A group of awards given annually to players in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL players.
All-Australian team – An all-star team of Australian rules footballers selected by a panel at the end of each season.
Brownlow Medal – To the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game.
Coleman Medal – To the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year.
Goal of the Year – For the best goal of the season.
Herald Sun Player of the Year – A media award for the Australian Football League given by Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun.
Jock McHale Medal – To the coach of the winning premiership team in the Australian Football League.
Leigh Matthews Trophy – To the most valuable player in the Australian Football League.
Lou Richards Medal – To the best player in the Australian Football League as voted on by the Sunday Footy Show panel.
Mark of the Year – For the best mark of the season. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres (49 ft) without the ball hitting the ground.
Michael Tuck Medal – To the "fairest and best" player in the AFL Pre-season Cup Final.
Norm Smith Medal – Given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.

Auto racing

Borg-Warner Trophy – To the champion of the Indianapolis 500.
Gordon Bennett Cup – A defunct trophy to be raced for annually by the automobile clubs of various countries.
Harley Earl Trophy.
Sprint Cup – To the championship winner of the Sprint Cup Series of NASCAR.
The Wally – To the winners of a national event of the National Hot Rod Association.
Vanderbilt Cup – The first major trophy in American auto racing.

Baseball

Baseball Hall of Fame.
Commissioner's Trophy – To the Major League Baseball team that wins the World Series.
Cy Young Award – To the best pitchers in Major League Baseball.
Gold Glove Award – To the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position.
Manager of the Year Award – To the best managers in Major League Baseball.
Most Valuable Player Award – To Major League Baseball's regular-season most valuable player.
Olympic medalists.
Rookie of the Year Award – To Major League Baseball's best regular-season rookie.

Basketball

European awards:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
National Basketball Association awards:
U.S. college basketball awards:
- Men and women:
- Women only:
  - Nancy Lieberman Award.
  - Wade Trophy.
Women's National Basketball Association awards:

Board games

Boxing

Chess

Cricket

Allan Border Medal.
Cricket World Cup – To the winners of the Cricket World Cup.
ICC Awards (International Cricket Council).
The Ashes – The oldest prize in international cricket, played since 1882.
Wisden Cricketers of the Year (Wisden Cricketers' Almanack).

Figure skating

Ice hockey

North America

Sweden

Lacrosse

Olympic medalists

Paralympic medalists

Quizbowl

Carper Award.
Meredith Cup – To the winner of the Academic Competition Federation quizbowl championship.

Rugby union

Club trophies:
- European:
  - Heineken Cup – A competition involving leading club, regional, and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.
  - European Challenge Cup – The second-tier competition to the Heineken Cup.
  - European Shield – A defunct reprechage tournament for teams knocked out in the first round of the European Challenge Cup.
- France:
  - Bouclier de Brennus – To the champions of the Top 14 league.
- Great Britain and Ireland:
  - Anglo-Welsh Cup – A cup competition for English and Welsh top-level club teams.
  - British and Irish Cup – A cup competition for British and Irish semi-pro club teams.
- New Zealand:
  - ITM Cup – New Zealand's annual professional domestic competition.
  - Meads Cup – A cup played for between provincial teams during the Heartland Championship, the second-tier domestic league.
  - Lochore Cup – The secondary trophy in the Heartland Championship.
  - Ranfurly Shield – A trophy between provincial teams.
- South Africa:
  - Currie Cup – South Africa's premier domestic competition.
- Southern Hemisphere:
  - Super Rugby Trophy – To the winners of the Super Rugby competition.
International two-team challenge trophies:
- Contested in the Six Nations:
  - Calcutta Cup – England and Scotland.
  - Centenary Quaich – Ireland and Scotland.
  - Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy – France and Italy.
  - Millennium Trophy – England and Ireland.
  - England and France have no official trophy, but their matches are popularly known as Le Crunch.
- Contested in the Tri Nations:
  - Bledisloe Cup – Australia and New Zealand, also contested once a year outside the Tri Nations.
  - Freedom Cup – New Zealand and South Africa.
  - Mandela Challenge Plate – Australia and South Africa.
- Other trophies:
  - Antim Cup – Georgia and Romania.
  - Cook Cup – Australia and England.
  - Dave Gallaher Trophy – France and New Zealand.
  - Elgon Cup – Kenya and Uganda.
  - Hillary Shield – England and New Zealand.
  - Hopetoun Cup – Australia and Scotland.
  - James Bevan Trophy – Australia and Wales.
  - Lansdowne Cup – Australia and Ireland.
  - Prince William Cup – South Africa and Wales.
  - Puma Trophy – Argentina and Australia.
  - Tom Richards Trophy – Australia and the British and Irish Lions.
  - Trophée des Bicentenaires – Australia and France.
IRB Awards (includes two awards given by the International Rugby Players' Association as part of the awards program):
- IRB Development Award.
- IRB International Coach of the Year.
- IRB International Player of the Year.
- IRB International Sevens Player of the Year.
- IRB International Team of the Year.
- IRB International Women's Personality of the Year.
- IRB Junior Player of the Year.
- IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service.
- IRB Spirit of Rugby Award.
- IRPA Special Merit Award.
- IRPA Try of the Year.
Melrose Cup – To the winners of the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Webb Ellis Cup – To the winners of the Rugby World Cup.

Tennis

Grand Slam trophies:
- Australian Open.
- French Open.
- US Open.
- Wimbledon.
World championship trophies:
- Davis Cup.
- Fed Cup.
- Hopman Cup.

Thoroughbred horse racing

Video games

Interactive Achievement Awards (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences).
Justin Scheierl Gamer Award.
Spike Video Game Awards (Spike).

Other games and sports

America's Cup – The oldest active trophy in international sport, founded in 1851.
Biathlon World Championships.
Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
Boston Marathon.
Callahan MVP Award (Ultimate).^[2]
Commonwealth Games.
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.

Humanitarianism, international relations, and service

Albert Medal – For distinguished merit in promoting arts, manufactures, and commerce (Royal Society of Arts).
Alphonse Fletcher, Sr. Fellowship – For contributions to civil rights (Fletcher Foundation).
Benjamin Franklin Medal – For Anglo-American cooperation (Royal Society of Arts).
Brandeis Award – Pro-privacy.
Charlemagne Prize.
Community of Christ International Peace Award.
Freedom Award.
Gandhi Peace Prize.
Herder Prize – Promotion of art and scientific relations in Central and Southeastern Europe.
Ho-Am Prize in Community Service.
Human Rights Medal (Australia).
Indira Gandhi Prize.
International Peace Prize (World Peace Council).
Jefferson Awards for Public Service.
Joliot-Curie Gold Medal of Peace (World Peace Council).
Lenin Peace Prize.
Leo J. Ryan Award – In honor and memory of the only member of Congress to be killed in the line of duty, Leo Ryan.
Library of Congress Living Legend.
MacArthur Fellows Program.
Man of the Year/Person of the Year (Time Magazine).
Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership – $5 million award for African heads of state for development achievement.
Nansen Refugee Award.
Nobel Peace Prize (Parliament of Norway).
Otto Hahn Peace Medal in Gold (United Nations Association of Germany and the Governing Mayor of Berlin).
Pearson Medal of Peace.
Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for Voluntary Service by Groups in the Community.
Ramon Magsaysay Award – For achievement by Asians.
Right Livelihood Award.
Sakharov Prize – For human rights and freedom of thought.
Spingarn Medal – For achievement by Black Americans.
Takeda Awards.
Templeton Prize.
Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize.
U Thant Peace Award – To individuals or organizations for accomplishments toward the attainment of world peace.
Vision for Europe Award – For "outstanding achievements in taking Europe into the future" (Edmond Israel Foundation).
Wateler Peace Prize (Carnegie Foundation).
Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service (Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution).

Scouting

For more details on this topic, see List of highest awards in Scouting.

See also: Category:Scout and Guide awards and Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)

Bronze Award (Girl Scouts of the USA).
Chief Scout's Award (Scouts Canada).
Cornwell Decoration.
Crown Scout (Belgium).
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America).
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of the Philippines).
Explorer Belt.
Gold Award (Girl Scouts of the USA).
King's Scout (Malaysia).
King's Scout (Thailand).
Pramuka Garuda (Eagle Scout, Indonesia).
Queen's Scout.
Queen's Venturer Award.
Silver Award (Boy Scouts of America).
Silver Award (Girl Scouts of the USA).
Tiger Scout (Korea Scout Association).

Humanities

Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize.
Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award.
Ho-Am Prize in the Arts.
Holberg International Memorial Prize.
Kennedy Center Honors – List of recipients (United States).
Kluge Prize.
Konrad Adenauer Research Award – For Canadian scholars in the humanities and social sciences.
Salimbeni Prize – For a book in the field of art history.
Wolf Prize in Arts.

Architecture

Arts

Abd-el-Tif prize.
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in Painting.
Archibald Prize – Australia's premier portraiture award.
Artist Foundation of San Antonio.
ArtPrize.
Beck's Futures.
Bungeishunjū Manga Award.
Carnegie Prize.
Cartazini Art Award – €20.000 bi-ennial award in the visual arts.
Charles Lang Freer Medal.
CPS Principal's Championship.
Factor Prize for Southern Art.
Green Room Awards.
Hanno and Ilse Hahn Prize – For outstanding contributions in Italian art history.
Helpmann Awards – For excellence in the performing arts in Australia.
Hunting Art Prize.
Jolomo Award.
KAIROS Prize.
Murphy and Cadogan Fellowships in the Fine Arts.
Praemium Imperiale.
Prix Blumenthal.
Prix de Rome.
Puvis de Chavannes Prize.
Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts.
Rome Prize.
Saint-Affrique Prize.
SECA Art Award.
Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards.
Tezuka Award – For manga.
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Turner Prize.
Wynn Newhouse Award.

Design

Education

Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education.
Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards.
New South Wales Institute for Educational Research Award for Outstanding Educational Research.
The Broad Prize in Urban Education.

History

Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement.
Bancroft Prize.
Beveridge Award.
Caird Medal.
Francis Parkman Prize.
John Lyman Book Awards.
K. Jack Bauer Award.
Mountbatten Maritime Prize.
Pulitzer Prize for History.
Samuel Eliot Morison Award.

Journalism

Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award.
Cavling Prize (Denmark).
CPJ International Press Freedom Awards.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award.
Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism.
John Aubuchon Freedom of the Press Awards.^[3]
Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage (Germany).^[4]
NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language.
Ortega y Gasset Awards.
Peabody Award – Broadcast journalism.
Pulitzer Prize for:
Robert Capa Gold Medal – For the "best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise".
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
Sriburapha Award (Thailand).
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
Walkley Awards (Australia).
World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award.

Language

Linguapax Prize.

Literature

Main articles: List of literary awards and List of poetry awards

Theology

Logic and philosophy

Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy.

Law

Elizabeth Haub Prize for Environmental Law.
Holberg International Memorial Prize – For outstanding scholarly work in the arts, the humanities, social sciences, law, and theology, either within one of these academic fields alone or through interdisciplinary work.
Manuel Maria de Peralta Prize (Costa Rica).

Politics

Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse (College Historical Society, Trinity College, Dublin).
Lawrence O'Brien Award – For a high degree of commitment and self-sacrifice on behalf of the Democratic Party and its candidates.
Profile in Courage Award – To individuals who, by acting in accord with their conscience, risked their careers or lives by pursuing a larger vision of the national, state or local interest in opposition to popular opinion or pressure from constituents or other local interests.

Military and patriotic honors and medals

Main article: List of military decorations

Afghanistan

Kingdom of Afghanistan:

Order of Independence.
Order of the Dooranee Empire.
Order of the Leader.
Order of the Supreme Sun.

People's Democratic Republic of Afghanistan:

Hero of Revolution of Afghanistan – Honorary title.
Order of the Red Banner.
Order of the Saur Revolution.
Order of the Sun of Liberty.

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan:

Afghan Baryal Medal.
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Medal.
Mashood Medal.
Sayed Jamaluddin Medal.

Albania

Main article: Civil awards and decorations of Albania

Algeria

National Order of Merit.

Andorra

Order of Charlemagne.

Angola

Order of Civil Merit.
Order of Military Merit.
Order of the Peace and Concord.

Argentina

Armenia

Main article: Awards and decorations of Armenia

Australia

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia

Austria

Main article: Honours system in the Republic of Austria

Azerbaijan

Tereggi Medal.

Bahrain

Khalifiyyeh Order of Bahrain.

Bangladesh

Barbados

Order of Barbados.

Belarus

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus

Hero of Belarus.

Belgium

Civic Decoration.
Commemorative Cross of the Volunteers of 1830 – No longer awarded.
Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations.
Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission.
Commemorative Medal of the War 1940-1945.
Commemorative Medals for Army Marches.
Cross for Political Prisoners of War (1940-1945).
Cross for Service Under Fire (1914-1918).
Cross of Honour for Military Service Abroad.
Cross of War.
Deportees Cross (1914-1918).
Escaper's Cross (1940-1945).
Honor Badge of Labour.
Medal of Military Merit.
Medal of the Armed Resistance (1940-1945).
Medal of the Voluntary Combatant (1914-1918).
Military Cross.
Military Decoration.
Order of Leopold.
Order of Leopold II.
Order of the African Star – Not currently awarded.
Order of the Crown.
Royal Order of the Lion – Not currently awarded.

Belize

Order of Belize.

Benin

National Order of Merit.
Order of Agricultural Merit.
Order of Social Merit.

Bhutan

Order of Drak Jong Thusay.
Royal Order of Bhutan.

Bolivia

Order of Simón Bolívar.
Order of the Condor of the Andes.

Bosnia

Order of Kulin Ban.
Order of the Dragon of Bosnia.
Order of the Golden Lily.
Order of the Republic.

Botswana

Order of Honour.
Order of Meritorious Service.
Police Distinguished Service Order.
Presidential Order.
Prison Distinguished Service Order.

Brazil

Brazilian Order of Cultural Merit.
Brazilian Order of Medical Merit.
Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit.
National Order of Educational Merit.
National Order of Juridicial Merit.
National Order of Merit.
Order of Judicial Merit for Labour.
Order of Merit for Defence.
Order of Merit for Labour.
Order of Merit for Public Administration of the Federal District and Territories.
Order of Merit for Sport.
Order of Military Merit.
Order of National Congress.
Order of Rio Branco.
Order of the Southern Cross.

Brunei

Order of Dato Laila Utama.
Order of Merit of Brunei.
Order of the Crown of Brunei.
Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei.
Order of the Star of the State of Brunei.

Bulgaria

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

National Order.
Order of Merit.

Burma

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma

Burundi

Order of Friendship of People.

Cambodia

Cameroon

Order of Valour.

Canada

Main articles: Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada and List of Canadian awards

Order of Canada.

Cape Verde

Amilcar Cabral Order.

Central African Republic

National Order of the Star.
Order of Merit of Central Africa.

Chad

Chad National Order.
Order of Civil Merit.

Chile

China, People's Republic of

Merit Medal.
Military Merit Medal.

Colombia

Main article: Colombian military decorations

Medical Order of Merit of José Fernandez Madrid.

Comoros

Order of the Star of Comoro.
The Star of Anjouan.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Orders:

National Order of the Leopard.
Order of Agricultural Merit.
Order of Arts, Science and Letters Merit.
Order of Civic Merit.
Order of Sport Merit.
Order of the National Heroes.

Medals:

Medal of Desirie Kabila and Patrice Lumumba.
Military Merit Medal.

Congo, Republic of the

Order of Congolese Merit.

Croatia

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia

Cuba

Hero of the Republic of Cuba – Honorary title.
Order of José Marti.

Cyprus

Order of Makarios III.
Order of Merit of Cyprus.

Czech Republic

Medal for Heroism.
Medal of Merit.
Order of the White Lion.
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Order of Abdon Calderon.
Order of Honorato Vasquez.
Order of Merit of Ecuador.
Order of San Lorenzo.

Egypt

Military Order of the Republic.
Order of Agriculture.
Order of Industry and Commerce.
Order of Labour.
Order of Merit.
Order of Sports.
Order of the Nile.
Order of the Republic.
Order of the Sinai Star.
Order of the Virtues.

El Salvador

Order of José Matías Delgado.

Equatorial Guinea

National Order of Equatorial Guinea.

Estonia

Ethiopia

Empire of Ethiopia:

Order of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
Order of Emperor Menelik II.
Order of Saint Anthony.
Order of Solomon.
Order of the Ethiopian Lion.
Order of the Queen of Sheba.
Order of the Star of Ethiopia.

People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia:

Derg era Military Merit Medal.
Derg era Police Service Medal.
Hero of Socialist Ethiopia.

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia:

Purple Heart.

Finland

France

Gabon

National Order of Merit.
Order of Agricultural Merit.
Order of Friendship.
Order of National Education.
Order of the Equatorial Star.

Gambia

Order of the Republic of The Gambia.

Georgia

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia

Germany

Iron Cross.
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Pour le Mérite – Also known as the "Blue Max".

Ghana

Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana.

Greece

Greenland

Nersornaat.

Guatemala

Francisco Marroquin National Order.
Order of Rodolfo Robles.
Order of the Five Vulcanoes.
Order of the Quetzal.

Guinea

National Order of Merit.

Guyana

Order of Excellence of Guyana.
Order of Roraima of Guyana.

Haiti

National Order of Honour and Merit.

Holy See

Main article: Papal Orders of Chivalry

Honduras

Order of Francisco Morazán.

Hong Kong

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong

Hungary

Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
Order of the Flag of the Hungarian Republic.
Order of the Star of the Hungarian Republic.

Iceland

Order of the Falcon.

India

Indian honours and decorations

Civilian

International

Gandhi Peace Prize

National

Bharat Ratna · Padma Vibhushan · Padma Bhushan · Padma Shri · National Bravery Award

Central

Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award · Ganga Sharan Award · Ganesh Hindi Vidyarthi Award · Aatma Ram Award · Subramanya Bharathi Award · George Grierson Award · Moturi Satyanarayan Award

By field

Literature	Sahitya Akademi Fellowship · Sahitya Akademi Award ·

Cinema	Dadasaheb Phalke Award · National Film Awards

Other arts	Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship · Sangeet Natak Akademi Award · Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship

Sports	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award · Arjuna Award · Dronacharya Award (coaching) · Dhyan Chand Award (lifetime achievement)

Science and Technology	Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology

Military

Wartime	Param Vir Chakra · Maha Vir Chakra · Vir Chakra

Peacetime	Ashoka Chakra · Kirti Chakra · Shaurya Chakra

Wartime / Peacetime Service & Gallantry	Sena Medal (Army) · Nao Sena Medal (Navy) · Vayusena Medal (Air Force)

Wartime Distinguished Service	Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal · Uttam Yudh Seva Medal · Yudh Seva Medal

Peacetime Distinguished Service	Param Vishisht Seva Medal · Ati Vishisht Seva Medal · Vishisht Seva Medal

Indonesia

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Medal of Courage.
Medal of Honour.
Medal of Merit and Management.
Medal of Research.
Medal of Service.

Iraq

Order of the Two Rivers.

Ireland, Republic of

Civil Medal For Bravery.
Fire Brigade Service Medal.
Scott Medal.

Israel

Italy

Main article: List of Italian orders of knighthood

Ivory Coast

National Order.
Order of Ivory Merit.
Order of Mining Merit.

Japan

Jordan

Order of al-Hussain ibn-Ali.
Order of the Hashemite Star.
Order of the Renaissance.
Order of the Star of Jordan.

Kazakhstan

National Hero of Kazakhstan – Honorary title.
Order of Kurmet.
Order of Parasat.
Order of the Golden Eagle.

Kenya

Order of the Burning Spear.
Order of the Golden Heart.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Main article: Orders and Medals of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Korea, Republic of

Order of Civil Merit (Gukmin Hunjang).
Order of Cultural Merit (Munhwa Hunjang).
Order of Diplomatic Merit (Sugyo Hunjang).
Order of Industrial Service Merit (Sanup Hunjang).
Order of Merit for National Foundation (Gunguk Hunjang).
Order of Military Merit (Mugong Hunjang).
Order of National Redevelopment Merit (Saemaul Hunjang).
Order of National Security Merit (Boguk Hunjang).
Order of Scientific and Technological Merit (Gwahakgisul Hunjang).
Order of Service Merit (Geunjung Hunjang).
Order of Sports Merit (Chaeyuk Hunjang).
Supreme Order of Hibiscus (Mugunghwa Daehunjang).

Kosovo

Orders:

Order of the Hero of Kosovo (Urdhri Hero i Kosovës).

Medals:

Gold Medal of Freedom (Medalja e Artë e Lirisë).
Gold Medal of Independence (Medalja e Artë e Pavarësisë).
Gold Medal of the League of Prizren (Medalja e Lidhjes së Prizrenit).

Decorations:

Honorary Citizen of Kosovo (Dekorata Qytetar Nderi i Kosovës).
Crystala Dardanica (Dekorata Crystala Dardanica).

Kuwait

Order of Kuwait.
Order of Mubarak the Great.

Kyrgyzstan

Danaker Order.
Hero of Kyrgyzstan – Honorary title.
Order of Manas.

Laos

Order of Bravery.
Order of Freedom.
Order of Merit.
Order of Victory.

Latvia

Order of the Three Stars.

Lebanon

National Order of the Cedar.
Order of Lebanese Merit.
Order of Public Instruction.

Lesotho

Order of Lesotho.
Order of Makoanyane.
Order of Molomi.
Order of Moshoeshoe.
Order of Ramatseatsane.

Liberia

Order of African Redemption.
Order of the Pioneers of Liberia.
Order of the Star of Africa.

Libya

Orders:

Order of Courage
Order of the Grand Conqueror
Order of the Jihad
Order of the Republic

Medals:

Medal of the 1969 Revolution.

Liechtenstein

Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Macau

Macedonia

Order of Merit for Macedonia.

Madagascar

National Order.
Order of Agricultural Merit.
Order of Merit.
Order of Sport Merit.

Malawi

Order of the Lion.

Malaysia

Maldives

Order of Askaree.
Order of Ghazee.
Order of Ibrahim.
Order of Izzadin.
Order of Majeedhee.

Mali

National Order.
Order of Agricultural Merit.

Malta

National Order of Merit of Malta.

Mauritania

Order of National Merit.

Mauritius

Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean.

Mexico

Moldova

Order of the Republic.

Monaco

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Monaco

Mongolia

Honorary titles:

Hero of Labour of the Mongolian People's Republic.
Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic.

Orders:

Order of Combat Valour.
Order of the Polar Star.
Order of the Red Banner of Labour Valour.
Order of the Red Banner of Military Valour.
Sukhbaatar Order.

Montenegro

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro

Morocco

Order of Ouissam Alaouite.
Order of the Fidelity.
Order of the Military.
Order of the Mohammediya.
Order of the Throne.

Mozambique

Eduardo Mondlane Order.

Namibia

Order of Namibia.
Order of the Eagle.
Order of the Sun.
Order of Welwitchia Mirabilis.

Nepal

Akash Seva Patta (Air Service Medal).
Assam Burma Ladain Padak (Assam-Burma Medal).
Bahaduri Padak (Bravery Medal).
Coronation of King Bihendra.
Dirgha Sewa Patta.
Durgam Sewa Padak.
Gajendra Moksha Medal (Life Saving Medal).
Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (Order of the Gurkha Right Arm).
Lakshaya Bheda Padak.
Long Service Medal.
Maha Bhoonampa Piditoddhara Padak (Great Earthquake Medal, 1935).
Mahendra Prahari.
Mahendra Ratna.
Mahendramala Manapadvi (Order of Mahendra Mala).
Medal Commemorating the Silver Jubilee of King George V.
Nepal Bhushan (Decoration of Nepal).
Nepal Mahapratap Vardhak.
Nepal Pratap Bhaskar.
Nepal Pratap Vardhak.
Nepal Shripad.
Nepal Yashovardhak.
Ojasvirajanyako Manapadvi (Order of Rajanya).
Om Ram Patta.
Order of the Star of Nepal.
Paradesa Sewa Padak.
Prahari Parakrem Padak.
Prahari Ratna.
Prashanasaniya Patta.
Rajata Jayanti Padak.
Sena Saubhagya Bhaskar.
Seva Padak (Service Medal).
Seva Patta (Service Medal).
Shubha Rajyabishek Padak (Coronation of King Mahendra Medal).
Suprashamsaniya Patta.
Suvir Patta.
Tribhavan Prajatantra Shripad.
Trishakti Patta.
Varuna Padak.
Vir Patta.

Netherlands

New Zealand

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand

Nicaragua

Order of Miguel Larreynaga.
Order of Rubén Darío.

Niger

National Order.
Order of Academic Palms.
Order of Agricultural Merit.
Order of Merit.

Nigeria

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Order of Al-Said.
Order of Oman.

Pakistan

Panama

Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero.

Paraguay

National Order of Merit.

Persia

Peru

Order of the Sun.

Philippines

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Order of Agricultural, Commercial or Industrial Merit.
Order of Aviz.
Order of Christ.
Order of Liberty.
Order of Merit.
Order of Prince Henry.
Order of Public Instruction.
Order of Santiago da Espada.
Order of the Tower and Sword.

Qatar

Order of Merit.

Romania

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania

Order for Merit.
Order of Michael the Brave.
Order of the Faithful Service.
Order of the Star of Romania.
Vulture of Romania.

Russia

Honorary title:

Hero of the Russian Federation.

Orders:

Order of Alexander Nevsky.
Order of Courage.
Order of Friendship.
Order of Honour.
Order of Kutuzov.
Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
Order of Military Merit.
Order of Nakhimov.
Order of Naval Merit.
Order of St. Andrew – The highest civil and military award.
Order of St. George – The highest military award.
Order of Suvorov.
Order of Ushakov.
Order of Zhukov.

Crosses:

Cross of St. George.

Medals:

Medal of Nesterov.
Medal of Suvorov.
Medal of the Gold Star – For the title "Hero of the Russian Federation".
Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
Medal of Ushakov.
Medal of Valour.
Medal of Zhukov.

Rwanda

Orders:

Distinguished Conduct Order.
Long Service and Good Conduct Order.
Order of Bravery.
Order of Honour.

Medals:

Campaign Against Genocide Medal.
Defence Superior Service Medal.
Distinguished Service Medal.
Exemplary Performance Medal.
National Liberation Medal.
Peace Support Operation Medal.

San Marino

Order of Saint Agatha.
Order of San Marino.

Saudi Arabia

Order of Abdulaziz al Saud.

Senegal

Order of the Lion.

Sierra Leone

Order of the Republic.
Order of the Rokel.

Singapore

Main article: List of prizes, medals, and awards in Singapore

Slovakia

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovakia

Slovenia

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovenia

Somalia

Order of the Somali Star.

South Africa

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Order pro merito Melitensi.

Soviet Union

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union

Honorary titles:

Orders:

Spain

Sri Lanka

Main article: List of prizes, medals, and awards in Sri Lanka

Main article: Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka

Military gallantry awards:

Military distinguished service awards:

Sudan

Order of the Two Niles.

Suriname

Order of Merit.
Order of the Yellow Star.

Swaziland

Royal Order of Sobhuza II.

Sweden

Syria

Honorary title:

Hero of the Republic.

Orders:

Order of Bravery.
Order of Civil Merit.
Order of Devotion.
Order of Military Honour.
Order of Military Merit.
Order of the Syrian Family.
Order of Ummayad Syria.
Order of Wounded.

Taiwan

Order of Brilliant Jade.
Order of Brilliant Star.
Order of Chiang Kai-Shek.
Order of Propitious Clouds.
Order of Sun Yat-Sen.

Tajikistan

Order of the Sitorai of the President of Tajikistan.

Tanzania

Order of the Declaration of Arusha.
Order of the Torch of Kilimangiaro.

Thailand

Main article: List of orders and medals of Thailand

National Artist of Thailand.

Togo

Order of Mono.

Tunisia

National Service Order.
Order of Academic Merit.
Order of Artisan Merit.
Order of Cultural Merit.
Order of Educational Merit.
Order of Sports Merit.
Order of the Republic.

Turkey

State medals:

State Medal of Distinguished Service (Devlet Üstün Hizmet Madalyası).
State Medal of Honor (Devlet Şeref Madalyası).
State Medal of Pride (Devlet Övünç Madalyası).
State Medal of War (Devlet Savaş Madalyası).

State orders:

Order of Merit (Liyakat Nişanı).
Order of State (Devlet Nişanı).
Order of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Nişanı).

Military medals:

Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Achievement (TSK Başarı Madalyası).
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice (TSK Üstün Cesaret ve Feragat Madalyası).
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service (TSK Üstün Hizmet Madalyası).
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor (TSK Şeref Madalyası).
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit (TSK Liyakat Madalyası).
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Pride in Service (TSK Hizmet Övünç Madalyası).

Military orders:

Turkish Armed Forces Order of Honor (TSK Şeref Nişanı).
Turkish Armed Forces Order of Merit (TSK Liyakat Nişanı).
Turkish Armed Forces Order of Pride (TSK Övünç Nişanı).

Former decorations:

Medal of Independence (İstiklal Madalyası)

Turkmenistan

Hero of Turkmenistan – Honorary title.
Watan Order.

Uganda

Distinguished Service Order.
Order of the Source of the Nile.
Victory Order.

Ukraine

Honorary title:

Hero of Ukraine.

Orders:

United Arab Emirates

Order of Nahayyan (Abu Dhabi).
Order of Zayed.
Police Order of Bravery (Dubai).

United Kingdom

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas.

Uzbekistan

Hero of Uzbekistan – Honorary title.
Mustaqillik Order.
Order of Dustlik.
Order of Shon Sharaf.

Venezuela

Military Order of General José Antonio Paez.
Military Order of General Rafael Urdaneta.
Order of Bolivar.
Order of Francisco de Miranda.
Order of the Liberator.
Order of the Star of Carabobo.

Vietnam

Main article: Vietnam awards and decorations

Honorary titles:
Orders:
Medals:
- Determined to Win Military Flag Medal
- For National Security Medal
- Friendship Medal
- Glorious Fighter Medal

Yemen

Yemen Arab Republic Order of Saba.
Yemen Order of Marib.

Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:

Main article: Orders, decorations and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:

Main article: Orders and medals of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Zambia

Order of the Eagle of Zambia.

Zimbabwe

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Zimbabwe

Miscellaneous

All-America City Award – To communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges (National Civic League).
Chap of the Year – As voted for by the readers of The Chap.^[5]
Dickin Medal – To animals that have displayed conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the armed forces or civil defence units (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals).
Evening Standard Pub of the Year – Awarded annually to a pub selected from a shortlist by readers of London's Evening Standard.
Guinness World Records – For world records.
Order of the Smile – Given by children to adults distinguished in their love, care, and aid for children.
Pipe Smoker of the Year – To a famous pipe-smoking individual (British Pipesmokers' Council).

Mock prizes

Big Brother Awards – To authorities, companies, organisations, and persons that have been acting particularly and consistently to threaten or violate people's privacy, or disclosed people's personal data to third parties.
Bulwer–Lytton Fiction Contest – For composing the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels (English Department of the San Jose State University).
Darwin Awards – The Darwin Awards "commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives".
Foot in Mouth Award – For "a baffling comment by a public figure" (Plain English Campaign).
Golden Raspberry Awards – To the worst in film. Also known as the Razzies (Golden Raspberry Award Foundation).
Golden Turkey Awards – To films judged as poor in quality, and to directors and actors judged to have created a chronically inept body of work (Michael Medved and Harry Medved).
Ig Nobel Prize – Awarded annually for ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research (Annals of Improbable Research).
Bad Sex in Fiction Award – To the author who produces the worst description of a sex scene in a novel (Literary Review).
Naomi Awards – To "outstandingly bad" music acts (Music Choice).

Posthumous

Dag Hammarskjöld Medal – To military personnel, police, or civilians who lose their lives while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation (United Nations).

Science and technology

General and miscellaneous

Albert Einstein World Award of Science – True benefit and well being to mankind (World Cultural Council).
Alexander Agassiz Medal – A medal and a prize of US$15,000 awarded every three years for original contribution in the science of oceanography (National Academy of Sciences).
Aristeion Bodossaki (Bodossaki Foundation).
Arthur B. Guise Medal – For eminent achievement in the advancement of the science and technology of fire protection engineering (Society of Fire Protection Engineers).
Automotive X Prize – Super-efficient vehicle design competition.^[6]
Balzan Prize – International prize for humanities, natural sciences and culture, as well as humanitarian endeavours for peace.
Bartolozzi Prize (Italian Mathematical Union).
Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis – Biennial international award for applied laser technology (Berthold Leibinger Stiftung).
Bodossaki Foundation Academic Prizes (Bodossaki Foundation).
Caccioppoli Prize (Italian Mathematical Union).
Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service (PNC Bank Delaware).
Copley Medal – Physical sciences and the biological sciences (Royal Society of London).
Crafoord Prize – Astronomy, biosciences, geosciences, mathematics, and polyarthritis research (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).
Dan David Prize – US$1 million prize honouring scientists in the field of "Future Dimension".
Demidov Prize – Prize established in 1831 for humanities and natural sciences and annually awarded to Russian scientists in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Global Security Challenge – Awards over $500,000 US Dollar annually to the most promising security technologies. Co-hosted by the London Business School.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
Governor's Award (Albania).
Harold Brown Award – Presented annually to a person who demonstrates significant achievement in research and development that led to a substantial improvement in the operational effectiveness of the United States Air Force.
Harry C. Bigglestone Award – Given annually to the paper appearing in Fire Technology journal that best represents excellence in the communication of fire protection concepts.
Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award.
Harvey Prize (Technion in Israel).
Ho-Am Prize – Korean awards for the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind.
Hubbard Medal – For distinction in exploration, discovery, and research (National Geographic Society).
Humboldt Prize.
Japan Prize.
John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies.
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (National Academy of Sciences).
Kavli Prize.
Kyoto Prize (Inamori Foundation).
Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service (Lasker Foundation).
Lenin Prize – Formerly awarded to Soviet citizens for achievements in arts and letters, cinema, mathematics, sciences, and other disciplines.
Lomonosov Gold Medal – Natural sciences and the humanities (Russian Academy of Sciences).
Majorana Prize– Theoretical and mathematical physicists (Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics).
Marcel Benoist Prize – For sciences and the humanities (Switzerland).
National Medal of Science – To scientists and engineers in behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, and physics (President of the United States on recommendation of the National Science Foundation).
National Medal of Technology and Innovation – To American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology.
Nicholas Appert Award – For lifetime contributions to food technology (Institute of Food Technologists).
Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest – Annual, $25,000.
Nigeria Prize for Science – For significant advances in science by Nigerians living at home and/or abroad. Annual, $100,000.
Nobel Prize in Economics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).
Nuclear-Free Future Award – Awarded annually.
Otto Hahn Medal – Awarded annually (Max Planck Society).
Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science – Awarded annually for science books.
Prince of Asturias Awards – Sciences, public affairs, and the humanities (Felipe, Prince of Asturias).
Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz International Prize for Water – Bi-annual international prize for water-related research.
Rumelhart Prize – For contributions to the theoretical foundations of human cognition.
Rumford Medal – Restricted to scientists working in Europe (Royal Society).
Rumford Prize (American Academy of Arts and Sciences).
Rutherford Medal (Royal Society of New Zealand).
Safe-In-Sound Award – For excellence in hearing loss prevention.
Shaw Prize.
Stampacchia Medal (Italian Mathematical Union).
State Science and Technology Prizes – The highest award granted for science and technology in China.
Vannevar Bush Award – Welfare of mankind and the nation (National Science Foundation).
Wayne B. Nottingham Prize – Awarded annually for outstanding doctoral research in surface science.
Werner von Siemens Ring – Tributes to persons who have promoted the technical sciences.

Agriculture

Borlaug Award.
Wolf Prize in Agriculture (Wolf Foundation).
World Food Prize.

Astronomy

Amateur Achievement Award (Astronomical Society of the Pacific).
Bruce Medal (Astronomical Society of the Pacific).
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics – Astrophysics (American Astronomical Society and the American Institute of Physics).
George Van Biesbroeck Prize – Astronomy (American Astronomical Society).
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society – Astronomy (Royal Astronomical Society of England).
James Craig Watson Medal – Astronomy (National Academy of Sciences).
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters).
Klumpke-Roberts Award (Astronomical Society of the Pacific).
Lalande Prize – Awarded from 1802 through 1970 (French Academy of Sciences).
Robert J. Trumpler Award (Astronomical Society of the Pacific).

Aviation and space technology

America's Space Prize.
Ansari X Prize – Private suborbital spaceflight, won by Mojave Aerospace Ventures.
Collier Trophy – A current award in the aviation field.
FAI Awards – Medals and diplomas for outstanding contributions to aeronautics and astronautics, especially in the field of sporting aviation (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale).^[7]
Femina Cup – Early aviation award for record breaking non-stop flights.
Google Lunar X Prize – For successfully launching, landing, and operating a rover on the lunar surface.
Gordon Bennett Cup.
Harmon Trophy.
Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization.
Kremer prizes – Human-powered flight.
NASA Centennial Challenges.
Orteig Prize – Aviation for trans-atlantic crossing, won by Charles Lindbergh.
Polaris Award.
Sikorsky Prize – Human-powered helicopters.
UAV Outback Challenge – Current autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle award.
Wright Brothers Medal.

Biology

Clarke Medal – For distinguished work in the natural sciences (Royal Society of New South Wales, Australia).
D. L. Serventy Medal – Ornithology (Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union).
E. B. Wilson Medal.
Franklin Award – For open access in biology (Bioinformatics Organization).
Global Environmental Citizen Award (Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment).
Indianapolis Prize – Conservation biology (Indianapolis Zoo).
Infosys Prize in Life Sciences – Biology, biotechnology, medicine, and agriculture (Infosys Science Foundation).
John Hobbs Medal – Ornithology (Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union).
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize – Biology and biochemistry (Columbia University).
Loye and Alden Miller Research Award – Ornithology (Cooper Ornithological Society).
March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology.
Overton Prize in Computational Biology.
Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology.

Chemistry

Alfred Stock Memorial Prize – For "outstanding independent scientific experimental investigation in the field of inorganic chemistry" (German Chemical Society).
Fritz Pregl Prize – Chemistry (Austrian Academy of Sciences).
Glenn T. Seaborg Medal – Chemistry and biochemistry (University of California, Los Angeles).
Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences – Physics, chemistry, and Earth science (Infosys Science Foundation).
Kołos Medal (University of Warsaw and the Polish Chemical Society).
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize – Biochemistry (Columbia University).
NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society (National Academy of Sciences).
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).
Perkin Medal (American Chemical Society).
Priestley Medal – Chemistry (American Chemical Society).
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (Wolf Foundation).

Energy

Energy Globe Awards.

Engineering, computer science, invention, and technology

ACM Turing Award.
Alfred Noble Prize.
ASME Medal (ASME).
Charles Stark Draper Prize.
Codie award.
Donald E. Walker Distinguished Service Award.
EFF Pioneer Award.
Elmer A. Sperry Award (ASME).
Emerging Leaders of the Digital World (Diplo Foundation).
Enrico Fermi Award – For lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy.
Faraday Medal – Notable scientific or industrial achievement in engineering or for conspicuous service rendered to the advancement of science, engineering and technology.
FSF Free Software Awards.
Gerard Salton Award.
Gibbs Brothers Medal – Naval architecture, marine engineering (National Academy of Sciences).
Gödel Prize – For outstanding papers in theoretical computer science.
Herbrand Award – For outstanding contributions to the field of automated deduction.
IEEE David Sarnoff Award.
IEEE Edison Medal – A gold medal for achievement in electrical science, engineering, or arts.
IEEE John von Neumann Medal.
IEEE Medal of Honor.
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award – For electric power.
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal.
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence.
Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science – All branches of engineering (Infosys Science Foundation).
J.W. Graham Medal – For computing and innovation.
Knuth Prize.
Knuth reward check.
Lemelson–MIT Prize.
Loebner Prize – For artificial intelligence that can pass a Turing test.
Longitude prize – For precise determination of a ship's longitude.
Marconi Prize – For advancements in communications.
Millennium Technology Prize – For outstanding technological achievements.
Mountbatten Medal.
Netflix Prize.
Newton Faller Award (Brazilian Computer Society).
Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility.
Pirelli Internetional Award.
Theodore von Karman Medal (ASCE).
Timoshenko Medal (ASME).
Tony Kent Strix award.

Geography

Founder's and Patron's Medal – For the encouragement and promotion of geographical science and discovery (Royal Geographical Society).
Fuchs Medal (British Antarctic Survey).
Hubbard Medal (National Geographic Society).
Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud – Awarded by an international jury at the annual International Geography Festival in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Mungo Park Medal (Royal Scottish Geographical Society).
Murchison Award – For the greatest contribution to geographical science (Royal Geographical Society).
Victoria Medal – For conspicuous merit in research in geography (Royal Geographical Society).

Geology

Healthcare science

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (Lasker Foundation).^[8]
Aldridge Medal (Orthodontic Technicians Association).
Archon X Prize (X Prize Foundation).
British Orthodontic Society Award to an Orthodontic Technician for Distinguished Service (British Orthodontic Society together with the Orthodontic Technicians Association).
British Orthodontic Society Technicians Award (British Orthodontic Society together with the Orthodontic Technicians Association).
Danone International Prize for Nutrition.
Gairdner Foundation International Award (Canada).^[8]
Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (Japan).^[8]
Irving J. Selikoff Award and Lecture (established in 1993, international).
Keio Medical Science Prize (Japan).^[8]
Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction (Susan G. Komen for the Cure).
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (Lasker Foundation).^[8]
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (United States).^[8]
Marcel Linsman Prize (Belgium).
Marjory Stephenson Prize (Society for General Microbiology).
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Karolinska Institutet).^[8]
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (Germany).
Robert Koch Prize (Germany).
Robert L. Noble Prize (National Cancer Institute of Canada).
Wolf Prize in Medicine (Wolf Foundation).^[8]
King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research.^[9]

Mathematics

Abel Prize.
Adams Prize.
Alfréd Rényi Prize.
Bartolozzi Prize.
Bôcher Memorial Prize.
Caccioppoli Prize.
Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize.
Chauvenet Prize.
Chern Medal.
Clay Mathematics Institute's Millennium Prize Problems.
Clay Research Award.
Cole Prize.
De Morgan Medal.
Erdős Prize.
Euler Medal.
Fermat Prize.
Fields Medal.
Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize.
Fröhlich Prize.
Fulkerson Prize.
Heinz Hopf Prize.
Infosys Prize in Mathematical Science – Mathematics and statistics (Infosys Science Foundation).
J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software.
John Bates Clark Medal – Economics.
John von Neumann Award – Economics.
John von Neumann Theory Prize – Systems science.
Kirkman Medal.
Leroy P. Steele Prize.
Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis.
Lobachevsky Prize.
Loève Prize.
Nevanlinna Prize.
Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics.
Ostrowski Prize.
Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry.
Pólya Prize.
Ramanujan Prize.
Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics.
Salem Prize.
Shaw Prize.
Stampacchia Medal.
Wolf Prize in Mathematics.

Physics

Comstock Prize in Physics – Awarded about every five years (National Academy of Sciences).
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (American Astronomical Society and the American Institute of Physics).
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics).
Dirac Prize – There are two prizes with the same name. The "Dirac Medal of the ICTP" is given each year by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). The "Paul Dirac Medal and Prize" is awarded annually by the Institute of Physics for "outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics".
Henry Draper Medal – Astrophysics (National Academy of Sciences).
Hughes Medal – Electricity and magnetism (Royal Society of London).
Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences – Physics, chemistry, and Earth science (Infosys Science Foundation).
J. Tuzo Wilson Medal – Geophysics (Canadian Geophysical Union).
Lorentz Medal – Awarded every four years to a scientist in recognition of important contributions to theoretical physics.
Matteucci Medal – Awarded each year to a physicist for fundamental contributions in the progress of science.
Max Planck Medal – For extraordinary achievements in theoretical physics.
Nobel Prize in Physics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).
Sakurai Prize (American Physical Society).
Wolf Prize in Physics (Wolf Foundation).

Social sciences

Holberg International Memorial Prize.
Infosys Prize in Social Science – Economics, history, sociology, anthropology, and political science (Infosys Science Foundation).
Jean Nicod Prize.
John Desmond Bernal Prize.
Kluge Prize.
Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research.
Stockholm Prize in Criminology.[3]

Systems science

Awards by recipient

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^ http://www.kreftforeningen.no/forskning/kreftforskningspris Norwegian

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