The highest criterion in the will of scientist Alfred Nobel is that the prize must be awarded to the person who “brings the greatest benefit to humanity.”
In his will, scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Alfred Nobel from Sweden left his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize. He specifically outlined the organizations responsible for administering the Nobel Prize. When implementing the award process, these organizations developed their own procedures for selecting the recipients.
This process is carried out by the awarding committees in ways that are not entirely uniform, but the highest criterion remains to fulfill Alfred Nobel’s wish that the prize must be awarded to the person who “brings the greatest benefit to humanity.”
Schedule for the Nobel Prize in Physics
The first step in the award process is the nomination. In September, nomination invitations are sent out to members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, members of the Nobel Prize in Physics Committee, past Nobel Prize laureates in Physics, professors of Physics from universities and technical institutes in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, along with selected leading scientists. They will be the ones to recommend candidates for the Nobel Prize.
No one is allowed to self-nominate for the Nobel Prize in Physics. The names of the candidates and other nomination information are only published after 50 years.
January 31 of the following year: Deadline for nominations.
From March to May, the awarding committee sends a preliminary list to selected experts for them to evaluate the work of the candidates.
In October, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences selects the Nobel Prize in Physics laureate by voting. The candidate who receives the majority of votes becomes the Nobel Prize in Physics laureate. This decision is final and cannot be appealed.
On December 10, the Nobel Prize in Physics ceremony takes place in the capital, Stockholm, Sweden. The prize includes a medal, a certificate, and a document confirming the monetary value of the prize. This year’s prize is 10 million Swedish kronor, equivalent to approximately 22 billion Vietnamese dong.
