The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards, whose nineteenth edition is now open, recognize and reward world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of singular impact for their originality and significance.
The name of the scheme is intended to denote not only research work that substantially enlarges the scope of our current knowledge – pushing forward the frontiers of the known world – but also the meeting and overlap of different disciplinary areas and the emergence of new fields.
The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards honor fundamental disciplinary or interdisciplinary advances across a broad expanse of the knowledge map of the 21st century.
The areas addressed by this family of awards are:
- Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
- Biology and Biomedicine
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Climate Change and Environmental Sciences
- Economics, Finance and Management
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Music and Opera
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards consist of 400 euro, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each of their eight categories.
One or more persons and/or organizations that have made independent or convergent contributions to a given advance in the realms of scientific knowledge or cultural creation. Nominations, which must be indirect, may be put forward by experts in the categories addressed by the awards, as well as through scientific and cultural organizations and institutions.
Nominations close on June 30, 2026 at 16:00.
