The prizes recognized Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievements Resulting from European Collaborative Research.
"[1] Nominations were submitted by the research teams themselves or by suitable national bodies.
Proposals (also referred to as submissions) received were judged and a shortlist of nominees were announced, from which five Laureates (finalists) and five Winners were announced at a prize ceremony in December each year.
Where a project coordinator was named, only that person was included here and none of the team members who are also "winners" or "laureates".
(Full project members are included on the Descartes Prize website individual award pages.)