Kavli Prize: Winners by Year
First awarded in 2008 for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience. Three prizes are presented every two years at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Carries a prize of $1 million per field, split among co-recipients.
Categories
Award years
Recent winners
The last 30 award years. See every Kavli Prize winner in one list, or use the Categories above.
2026
- Vasily Belokurov Astrophysics
- Amina Helmi Astrophysics
- Rodrigo Ibata Astrophysics
- Christine Holt Neuroscience
- Kelsey Martin Neuroscience
- Erin Schuman Neuroscience
- Oswald Steward Neuroscience
- Eva Y. Andrei Nanoscience
- Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Nanoscience
- Allan H. MacDonald Nanoscience
2024
- David Charbonneau Astrophysics
- Sara Seager Astrophysics
2022
- Conny Aerts Astrophysics
- Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard Astrophysics
- Roger Ulrich Astrophysics
2020
- Andrew Fabian Astrophysics
2018
- Ewine van Dishoeck Astrophysics
2016
- Ronald Drever Astrophysics
- Kip S. Thorne Astrophysics
- Rainer Weiss Astrophysics
2014
- Alan Guth Astrophysics
- Andrei Linde Astrophysics
- Alexei A. Starobinsky Astrophysics
2012
- Michael Edwards Brown Astrophysics
- David Jewitt Astrophysics
- Jane Luu Astrophysics
2010
- James Roger Prior Angel Astrophysics
- Jerry E. Nelson Astrophysics
- Raymond N. Wilson Astrophysics
2008
- Donald Lynden-Bell Astrophysics
- Maarten Schmidt Astrophysics