BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

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international award research award science and technology award

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award is an international prize that recognizes outstanding contributions in scientific research, technology, the environment, and the humanities.

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Label	Occurrences
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award canonical	10
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management	6
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies	5
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards	5
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences	2
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change	2
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine	1
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology	1
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards organization	1

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Target entity: BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Context triple: [Geoffrey Hinton, awardReceived, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award]

A. Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is a major international award that recognizes and supports outstanding contributions to combating climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.
B. Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
C. UNESCO Gold Medal Award
The UNESCO Gold Medal Award is a prestigious international honor presented by UNESCO to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science, culture, or the promotion of peace.
D. Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
E. Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize is a prestigious annual award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, often at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Target entity description: The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award is an international prize that recognizes outstanding contributions in scientific research, technology, the environment, and the humanities.

A. Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is a major international award that recognizes and supports outstanding contributions to combating climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.
B. Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
C. UNESCO Gold Medal Award
The UNESCO Gold Medal Award is a prestigious international honor presented by UNESCO to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science, culture, or the promotion of peace.
D. Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
E. Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize is a prestigious annual award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, often at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international award ⓘ research award ⓘ science and technology award ⓘ
aim	to highlight advances with significant societal impact ⓘ to recognize and encourage high-impact contributions to knowledge ⓘ
awardedFor	outstanding contributions in scientific research ⓘ outstanding contributions in technology ⓘ outstanding contributions in the environment ⓘ outstanding contributions in the humanities ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
currency	euro ⓘ
field	environment ⓘ humanities ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasAwardedDiscipline	biology ⓘ biomedicine ⓘ chemistry ⓘ computer science ⓘ economics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music composition ⓘ physics ⓘ
hasPart	Basic Sciences category ⓘ Biology and Biomedicine category ⓘ Climate Change category ⓘ Contemporary Music category ⓘ Ecology and Conservation Biology category ⓘ Economics, Finance and Management category ⓘ Humanities and Social Sciences category ⓘ Information and Communication Technologies category ⓘ
inception	2008 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
location	Madrid ⓘ
motto	Frontiers of Knowledge ⓘ
notableRecipient	Edward O. Wilson ⓘ Ingrid Daubechies ⓘ Kerry Emanuel ⓘ Robert J. Shiller ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ
presentedBy	BBVA Foundation ⓘ
selectionMethod	international jury of experts ⓘ
sponsor	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ⓘ
sponsoredBy	BBVA Foundation ⓘ
website	https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es ⓘ

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Geoffrey Hinton → awardReceived → BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award ⓘ

Daron Acemoglu → awardReceived → BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management ⓘ