Prizes and Awards
A number of prizes and awards are presented at Karolinska Institutet every year. Also, the Karolinska Institutet Nobel Assembly handles the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In his will, Alfred Nobel appointed Karolinska Institutet to award the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Medals
Karolinska Institutet awards medals to people who have made special contributions to support KI. The medals are available in three categories: gold medal, grand silver medal and silver medal.
Honorary Doctors
Every year, Karolinska Institutet confers honorary doctorates to individuals for vital scientific achievements or significant contributions to the university or humanity at large.
The Lennart Nilsson Award
Dimitris N. Chorafas Prize
The prize for innovation and utilization
The Eric K. Fernström Prize
The Medicine doctor Axel Hirsch Prize
Sven Gard's scholarship
The Jonas Söderquist Award
Sven and Ebba-Christina Hagberg Prize
Pedagogical Awards
KIPRIME - Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education
The purpose of this prize is to recognise and stimulate high-quality research in the field, and to promote long-term improvements in educational practice.