Prize Awarder for the Nobel Prize

Prize Awarder for the Nobel Prize in Physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of the Nobel Laureates in Physics. The Academy has 350 Swedish and 164 foreign members. Membership in the Academy constitutes exclusive recognition of successful research achievements. The Academy appoints members of the Nobel Committee, the working body, for a three-year term.

Prize Awarder for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry. The Academy has 350 Swedish and 164 foreign members. Membership in the Academy constitutes exclusive recognition of successful research achievements. The Academy appoints members of the Nobel Committee, the working body, for a three-year term.

Prize Awarder for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet is responsible for selecting the Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine. The Assembly has 50 voting members and is composed of professors in medical subjects at Karolinska Institutet. Its working body is the Nobel Committee, elected from among its members for a three-year term.

Prize Awarder for the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Academy is reponsible for choosing the Nobel Laureates in Literature. The Academy is composed of 18 members whose tenure is for life. Known as De Aderton (The Eighteen), current members of the Academy include distinguished Swedish writers, linguists, literary scholars, historians and a prominent jurist. Its working body is the Nobel Committee, elected from among its members for a three-year term.

Prize Awarder for the Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee is responsible for selecting the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. The Committee is composed of five members appointed by the Storting (Norwegain Parliament). The Committee's composition reflects the relative strengths of the political parties in the Storting, and is assisted by specially appointed expert advisers.

Prize Awarder for the Prize in Economics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for selecting the Laureates in Economics. The Academy has 350 Swedish and 164 foreign members. Membership in the Academy constitutes exclusive recognition of successful research achievements. Its working body is the Prize Committee, elected from among its membes for a three-year term.