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Prizes
Prizes
Each year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards many prizes in recognition of distinguished achievements. Mostly to researchers, but sometimes to teachers, writers and translators.
On 19 January the Crafoord Prizes for 2012 will be announced. This year, the prizes in Mathematics and Astronomy will for the first time be awarded simultaneously as two separate prizes with a prize amount of SEK 4 million each.
The Crafoord Prize
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