Lorenzo Mendoza Fleury Science Prize

The Lorenzo Mendoza Fleury Science Prize,[1] also known as the "Premio Fundación Empresas Polar" is the most important award offered by the private sector to contemporary scientists from Venezuela who have shown outstanding talent, creativity and productivity during a given period.

[4] Every two years since 1983 the prize has been systematically awarded to Venezuelan scientists in the fields of Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and their interdisciplines.

For each biennial edition, the Board of Directors of Empresas Polar Foundation appoints a Selection Committee composed of seven scientists having extensive academic experience in their respective research fields.

This committee then propose candidates, evaluate nominees, select winners, and write and submit the verdict to the Board of Polar Foundation.

Besides giving public recognition to the awardees, the prize also includes a diploma and a freely spendable amount of cash to each one of them.