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Nobel Prize and Selection Process
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Qualified Nominators are empowered to nominate qualified
individuals for a Nobel Prizeno person
can nominate him or herself. The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences selects Nobel Laureates from
candidates recommended by the Nobel Committee in any of the
relevant fields. Eligible candidates for
the Prize must have received an official invitation from the
Nobel Committee.
Timeline between Nomination and Award Ceremony
In September the Nobel Committee sends out nomination forms to
roughly 3,000 peopleselected
professors at universities around the world and Nobel Laureates
in that particular scientific discipline,
among others.
February 1stis the deadline for submission, and around 250-350
names are nominated. Between March
and May the Committee consults with experts, and between June
and August the Committee compiles a
report with recommendations. In September the Committee submits
the recommendations to the
Academy, and in October Nobel Laureates are chosen.
On December 10th
the Nobel Laureates receive their prize at a prestigious award
ceremony in
Stockholm, Sweden. The prize consists of a Nobel Medal and
Diploma and a document confirming theprize amount.
Summary
The 2013 Nobel Prize Winners in the fields of physics,
chemistry, physiology or medicine and economics
are among an extremely select group of individuals acknowledged
for their outstanding contributions to
science.
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