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The Princess of Asturias Foundation is a non-profit private institution whose essential aims are to contribute to extolling and promoting those scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of the universal heritage of humanity and to consolidate the existing links between the Principality of Asturias and the title traditionally held by the heirs to the Crown of Spain.
From the Foundation’s creation in 1980, King Felipe VI served as Honorary President until his proclamation as King of Spain on 19th June 2014. Following this date, HRH Leonor de Borbón y Ortiz, Princess of Asturias, became Honorary President of this institution which annually convenes the Princess of Asturias Awards.
Aimed at rewarding the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions, these awards are granted in eight categories: the Arts, Literature, Social Sciences, Communication and Humanities, Technical and Scientific Research, International Cooperation, Sports and Concord.
The Awards are presented at a solemn ceremony held each year at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation issues a public call for nominations for the 2018 Princess of Asturias Awards, which shall be governed by the following regulations approved by its Board of Trustees.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation convenes the Princess of Asturias Awards.
The Princess of Asturias Awards are to be conferred on those individuals and/or institutions that, through their work and merits in scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian fields, contribute to progress and social well-being in an extraordinary and exemplary way. The repercussions of this work should always be considered in the broadest sense; that is, its contribution to the field should be of international scope and/or be acknowledged at an international level.
Each Princess of Asturias Award is endowed with:
The Princess of Asturias Foundation is responsible for determining compliance with the requirements of these regulations. Only those candidatures meeting said requirements will be accepted.
The Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony is to be held in Oviedo (Principality of Asturias, Spain) in the second fortnight of October.
Upon accepting the award, laureates will undertake to participate in the activities and events organized by the Foundation in the days immediately prior to and following the Awards Ceremony.
Laureates who do not attend the Awards Ceremony will only receive the diploma of accreditation.
The juries, one for each category, are appointed annually by the Princess of Asturias Foundation in accordance with the criteria approved by its Board of Trustees. The members of the juries may not hold office in the Spanish government or be members of any of the higher institutions of any State.
Each jury shall have a chairperson and an acting secretary. The chairperson will be chosen from among the members of the jury once it convenes. The acting secretary, who has both voice and vote, shall be appointed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation.
The chair will organize and channel the jury’s deliberations and voting. The acting secretary will ensure compliance with the regulations.
The jury will hold its meetings over two consecutive days. The decision conferring the award shall be announced via the public reading of the Minutes of the Jury on the second day set for these meetings, This will normally be done by the chairperson.
To participate in the voting, jury members must be present at all deliberative meetings, from the time deliberations commence through to the final vote.
The list of nominations submitted to any of the Princess of Asturias Awards and the deliberations of the jury members are secret.
Jury members shall proceed freely, fairly and rigorously at all times.
The act of voting cannot be delegated.
Submitted nominations cannot be modified in any way whatsoever.
Voting shall always be in favour of one nomination or another and should foster the successive and ongoing election of candidatures preferred by the majority of the jury.
The award is to be bestowed by majority vote on one single candidature. The chairperson will have the casting vote in the case of a tie.
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