TÜBA Academy Prizes were launched in 2015 in appreciation and encouragement of eminent scientists.

TÜBA Academy Prizes are annually awarded to the nominated scientists in one of the following categories of sciences namely; Basic and Engineering Sciences, Health and Life Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities. One prize is awarded in each category and every year one of the prizes is awarded to scientists related with Türkiye or Turkish issues, meaning those who work in Türkiye and/or study Turkey.

TÜBA Academy Prizes are given to those scientists with ORIGINAL, LEADING and PATH-BREAKING works in their fields. Nominations are made by TÜBA members, science academies and inter-academy organizations and other science institutions which are related with TÜBA.  Members of TÜBA and those who take part in the evaluation process of the prizes cannot be nominated.

The nominees shouldn’t have received any another science award from public institutions and organizations in Türkiye for last three years. The nominees are evaluated by a Prize Committee in each category. The Committees, composed of TÜBA members and renowned scientists, examine the works of the candidates via a rigorous process involving peer-review and identify the possible prize laureates. The laureates are announced by the Academy Council of TÜBA. In accordance with the Academy Awards Rules and Procedures, the Academy Awards, consisting of the Academy Prize Medal and Certificate, and a monetary prize determined by the Academy Council each year, will be presented to the laureates at a ceremony held at the Presidential Complex under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye.

The nominees are evaluated by a Prize Committee in each category. The Committees, composed of TÜBA members and renowned scientists, examine the works of the candidates via a rigorous process involving peer-review and identify the possible prize laureates. The laureates are announced by the Academy Council of TÜBA. The Academy Prizes, comprising an Academy Medal and prize money of USD 30.000 for each, are awarded in a special ceremony. The Prize Ceremony is held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Turkey.