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THE 2026 BALZAN PRIZEWINNERS
The Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among Peoples also to be awarded.
International Balzan Foundation
Rewarding knowledge, inspiring the future
The Balzan International Foundation supports research and culture worldwide, promoting scientists, scholars and young talents who contribute to the progress of humanity.
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It awards four annual Prizes: two in literature, moral sciences, and the arts; and two in the physical, mathematical, and natural sciences, and in medicine. Prizewinners must destine half of their awards for research projects carried out by young humanists and scientists.
At intervals of no less than three years, the Balzan Foundation also awards a prize for Humanity, Peace, and Fraternity among Peoples.
The Latest Prizewinners
The four Balzan Prizes are awarded to scholars and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their fields on an international level. The Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace, and Fraternity Among Peoples is a special prize awarded at intervals of no less than three years.
Denmark/USA and UK
2026
Rasmus Nielsen and Ziheng Yang
2026 Balzan Prize for Molecular Evolution: Decoding Patterns of Genomic Change
Italy
2026
Elena Esposito
2026 Balzan Prize for The Social Science of Digital Technology
2026 Balzan Prize for Biodegradable Polymers from Renewable Sources
Video Collection
Each year, the four Balzan Prizes are awarded to scholars and scientists who have distinguished themselves at the international level. The Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among Peoples is granted at intervals of no less than three years.
The Balzan Prizes: Science and Knowledge to Understand and Confront the Challenges of Our Times
BALZAN PRESS KIT SEPTEMBER 2026 (Download docx)
A dialogue between Balzan Prizewinners astrophysicists in London
Paolo de Bernardis and Joseph Silk at the Italian Cultural Institute on 16 June
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