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Awards

IVA believes in and works to promote humanity’s capacity to contribute positively to society through the engineering and economic sciences. By means of awards, prizes and grants, we recognise and reward individual achievements that are of far-reaching significance.

The Academy’s Gold Medals

For more than a century, IVA has celebrated excellence in technology, economics, business and society by awarding Gold Medals to people who, through their outstanding achievements, have helped to create a better society.

The Academy’s Gold Medals

For more than a century, IVA has celebrated excellence in technology, economics, business and society by awarding Gold Medals to people who, through their outstanding achievements, have helped to create a better society.

IVA’s 100 List: current research with potential to create value

Find carefully selected research projects from Sweden’s higher education institutions

IVA’s prize for science in journalism

IVA’s prize for science in journalism – the Hans Bergström Prize – recognises a scientific approach in the media and excellent journalism in science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, in a spirit of information, education, explanation, faith in the future and integrity.

IVA’s prize for science in journalism

IVA’s prize for science in journalism – the Hans Bergström Prize – recognises a scientific approach in the media and excellent journalism in science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, in a spirit of information, education, explanation, faith in the future and integrity.

Smart Industry competition

The Smart Industry competition recognises and rewards companies that take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalisation in a smart and innovative way with clear results. The aim is to stimulate the digital and sustainable transformation of SMEs by highlighting best practice.

Smart Industry competition

The Smart Industry competition recognises and rewards companies that take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalisation in a smart and innovative way with clear results. The aim is to stimulate the digital and sustainable transformation of SMEs by highlighting best practice.

Chester Carlson and the Xerox machine

Chester Carlson Research Award

The Chester Carlson Award is managed by IVA’s Foundation for Research in Information Science and is awarded to people, institutions or organisations for innovative research or development work in the field of information science.

Chester Carlson Research Award

The Chester Carlson Award is managed by IVA’s Foundation for Research in Information Science and is awarded to people, institutions or organisations for innovative research or development work in the field of information science.

Hans Werthén Foundation

Each year, the Hans Werthén Foundation awards a number of scholarships for one year of scientific work at the postdoctoral or doctoral level, MBA or LL.M. studies in a qualified international environment. The next application period opens in January 2024.

Hans Werthén Foundation

Each year, the Hans Werthén Foundation awards a number of scholarships for one year of scientific work at the postdoctoral or doctoral level, MBA or LL.M. studies in a qualified international environment. The next application period opens in January 2024.

IVA’s memorial tributes

Each year, IVA publishes a memorial tribute to a historical figure who has made important engineering, technical, economic or industrial contributions to society.

IVA’s memorial tributes

Each year, IVA publishes a memorial tribute to a historical figure who has made important engineering, technical, economic or industrial contributions to society.