THE ROLF SHOCK PRIZES

The Rolf Schock Prizes is unusual in that it rewards both logic and philosophy, mathematics, visual arts and music. The laureates are selected through a unique collaboration between three Swedish royal academies: the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The final decision is made by the Schock Foundation. The Rolf Schock Prizes are international prizes and are currently awarded every second year.

The laureates are proposed by
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,
Royal Academy of Fine Arts
and Royal Swedish Academy of Music..

2024 year's award winner:
The visual arts: Steve McQueen, artist, screenwriter and director.
Logic and philosophy: Hans Kamp and Irene Heim, philosophers and linguists.
Mathematics: Lai-Sang Young, mathematician.
Music: Oumou Sangaré, singer.

The prize, with a prize amount of SEK 600 000 per prize area, was awarded on November at the Academy of Fine Arts.

Rolf Schock Laureates

The first Rolf Schock prizes were awarded in 1993.
All award winners in all award categories are listed here. 

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