A call for candidates for the 2012 Prince of Asturias Awards has been announced by Fundación Príncipe de Asturias. There are eight Awards categories: Communication and Humanities, the Arts, Literature, Social Sciences, Technical and Scientific Research, International Cooperation, Sports and Concord. The awards aim “to reward the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanistic work performed by individuals, groups, or institutions world-wide.”

The deadline for proposing candidates is 15 March. This date is extended to 19 July for the Concord and Sports Awards.

Each of the Prince of Asturias Awards has its own jury, made up of specialists in the area, with the exception of the Concord Award jury, which is made up of the Trustees of the foundation.

Since the Prince of Asturias Awards were inaugurated in 1981 they have acquired considerable international prestige. The grand presentation ceremony is traditionally held in autumn at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias. It is presided over by H.R.H. the Prince of Asturias, accompanied by H.R.H. the Princess of Asturias and is attended by outstanding figures from national and international social and cultural circles.

Each of the eight Prince of Asturias Awards comprises a diploma, a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the Awards, an insignia bearing the foundation’s coat of arms, and a cash prize of €50,000.

For more information, visit:

http://www.fpa.es/especial-premios-2011/en/news/the-call-for-the-2012-prince-of-asturias-awards-now-open/