Country Israel | First awarded 2002 | |
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Awarded for outstanding contribution in the fields of science, technology, culture or social welfare Presented by The Dan David Foundation Official website | ||
The Dan David Prize grants annually three prizes of US$1 million each for outstanding achievement. Fields are chosen for Past, Present and Future.
The Dan David Prize is awarded for innovative and interdisciplinary research. Prize laureates donate 10 percent of their prize money to doctoral scholarships for outstanding Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholarships for outstanding researchers in their own field from around the world.
History
The Dan David Foundation was founded in 2000 with a $100 million endowment by Romanian-born Israeli businessman and philanthropist Dan David. The Founding Director was Professor Gad Barzilai. The foundation and Tel Aviv University award the prizes. The first awards ceremony took place at Tel Aviv University on May 2002.
In 2016, Catherine Hall of University College London rejected the Dan David Prize. She said: “This was an independent political choice, undertaken after many discussions with those who are deeply involved with the politics of Israel-Palestine.” The British Committee for Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) described her move as “a significant endorsement of the campaign to end ties with Israeli institutions.”