Kalinga Prize

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UNESCO prize international award science communication award

The Kalinga Prize is a UNESCO award that honors individuals for exceptional contributions to the popularization of science.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kalinga Prize canonical	4
UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science	2
UNESCO science prize	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO prize ⓘ international award ⓘ science communication award ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ
associatedCountry	India ⓘ
associatedOrganization	Kalinga Foundation Trust, Bhubaneswar ⓘ
awardedFor	exceptional contributions to the popularization of science ⓘ
awardGivenBy	UNESCO ⓘ
awardingBodyType	intergovernmental organization ⓘ
category	science and technology award ⓘ
countryOfOrganization	France ⓘ
criterion	outstanding skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay audiences ⓘ
eligibility	film producers on science ⓘ individuals ⓘ lecturers on science ⓘ radio and television program makers on science ⓘ science communicators ⓘ writers on science ⓘ
field	popularization of science ⓘ science communication ⓘ
firstAwarded	1952 ⓘ
founder	Biju Patnaik ⓘ Kalinga Foundation Trust ⓘ
frequency	biennial ⓘ
fullName	Kalinga Prize self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science
hasWebsite	https://www.unesco.org (UNESCO official site, prize information section) ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Paris ⓘ
inception	1951 ⓘ
includes	Kalinga Chair at a university in India (for the laureate) ⓘ Kalinga Chair travel and lecture tour in India ⓘ
languageOfDocumentation	English ⓘ French ⓘ
monetaryAward	cash prize ⓘ
namedAfter	Kalinga ⓘ surface form: Kalinga (ancient name of a region in India)
notableAspect	one of the oldest UNESCO prizes ⓘ
organizer	UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector
presentedBy	Director-General of UNESCO ⓘ
purpose	to honor exceptional contributions to the popularization of science ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
relatedConcept	public understanding of science ⓘ science journalism ⓘ science literacy ⓘ
selectionProcess	based on nominations submitted by UNESCO Member States and partner organizations ⓘ
sponsor	Government of India ⓘ Kalinga Foundation Trust ⓘ
typicalLaureateProfile	science popularizer ⓘ science writer ⓘ scientist engaged in public outreach ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arthur C. Clarke → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal → category → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO science prize

Sergei Kapitsa → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

Kalinga Prize → fullName → Kalinga Prize self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science

Piero Angela → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

George Gamow → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

UNESCO awards → includes → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science