List of academic awards

This list of academic awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for academic contributions.

It does not include professorships, fellowships or student awards other than awards to students who have made an original contribution to an academic field.

The country of the institution granting the award is given, but many awards are open to people from around the world.

John W. Cahn of the National Institute of Standards and Technology receives the Kyoto Prize in 2011