Hambardzumyans International Prize
The President of Armenian Republic had instituted a scientific reward: the Ambartsumian prize. It will be granted for outstanding contributions in the field of astrophysics and in adjacent scientific fields, i.e., mathematics and physics. The prize which is worth of $500,000 will be awarded independently of winner's nationality. The prize was awarded for the first time in 2010.
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