Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research


The Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research is a Norwegian research award. It is conferred by the Nansen Trust and its associated trusts, and it was established in 1896 after the return of the Fram Expedition.
The prize is awarded in two categories: a historical-philosophical award, first conferred in 1903, and a mathematical–natural science award, first conferred in 1907. The prize is NOK 150,000. Since 2003, recipients of the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research have also been awarded the Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research.

Recipients

Historical-philosophical category

The following people have received the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research in the historical-philosophical category:

Mathematical–natural science category

The following people have received the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research in the mathematical–natural science category: