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This year, due to the concerns about COVID-19, we have decided to cancel the Presentation Ceremony and related events. Instead, the same as last year, the Commemorative Lectures and introductory videos will be available online on the 2022 Kyoto Prize Special Website!
In the series “Visiting 3S Researchers,” we interview researchers in 3S who are very active in a variety of fields. The eighth interview is with Dr. Eiji Yuba (2019 Inamori Research Grant Recipient) from the Osaka Metropolitan University.
The Inamori Foundation announced the launch of “INAMORI Music Day,” a program to promote culture and art, working together with the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and featured artists.
The 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureates Announced!
The Inamori Foundation announced the 2022 fellows for the Inamori Research Institute for Science (InaRIS) Fellowship Program on March 18, 2022.
The Inamori Foundation announced the 50 recipients of the 2022 Inamori Grants on March 11, 2022. Out of 411 applicants, 40 from the field of natural sciences and 10 from the field of humanities and social sciences were selected through the rigorous selection.
Today on November 10, the Inamori Foundation just launched a special website for the 2021 Kyoto Prize! On the website, you can watch the Commemorative Lectures and introductions of each of the three laureates as well as their words and profiles. Since Kyoto Prize related events have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19, we hope you enjoy the 2021 Kyoto Prize online!
On March 19, 2021, the Inamori Foundation announced the two 2021 fellows for the Inamori Research Institute for Science (InaRIS) Fellowship Program, Hiroshi Nishimasu (Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo) and Yoshifumi Yamaguchi (Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University) were selected from 66 applicants. InaRIS Fellowship Program...
The Inamori Foundation announced the 2021 Inamori Grants 50 recipients on March 12. Out of 441 applicants (natural sciences:361; humanities and social sciences: 80), 40 from the field of natural sciences and 10 from the field of humanities and social sciences were chosen through the rigorous selection. Each single recipient is awarded one million yen.
Kyoto Prize Room will open inside the newly renovated Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art! We would like to invite you to visit this Kyoto Prize Room and learn about the life and thoughts of the Kyoto Prize Laureates. *After an extended delay due to coronavirus concerns, the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is...
Today on November 10, the 2019 Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, attended by 1150 guests from Japan and abroad. Here’s the highlights video from the beautiful presentation ceremony!
Dr. Michel Mayor, the 2015 Kyoto Prize laureate in Basic Sciences was announced as a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the Discovery of Extrasolar Planet on October 8, 2019. Congratulations! None of the existence of exoplanets orbiting Sun-like star has been discovered over 50 years, before Dr. Mayor found out the exoplanet...
