'King James I Awards'; Spanish: Premios Rey Jaime I, Catalan: Premis Rei Jaume I) are Spanish awards given annually to recognize achievements in research and entrepreneurship.
[2] The awards are granted by the Fundación Rei Jaume I, whose honorary president is the King of Spain Felipe VI.
[1] Juries awarding the prize typically include several Nobel Laureates, who travel to Valencia to take part in the deliberations.
[2][6] For the 2020 prize-giving ceremony in Valencia, King Felipe VI was unable to participate due to quarantine for COVID-19, but his wife Queen Letizia took part in the event.
[7] The queen, who before her marriage was a news anchor at Spanish news channel CNN+, presented awards and gave a short speech praising the "talent, effort and generosity" of prize-winners.