The Rolf Schock Prizes is unusual in that it rewards both logic and philosophy, mathematics, visual arts and music. The laureates are selected through a unique collaboration between three Swedish royal academies: the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The final decision is made by the Schock Foundation.
The Rolf Schock Prizes are international prizes and are currently awarded every second year.
The laureates are proposed by
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Royal Swedish Academy of Music..
2026 laureates:
Visual Arts: Arno Brnadlhuber, architect, urban researcher and activist. Logic and philosophy: Bastiaan C. van Fraassen. Mathematics: Tobias Holck Colding Musical Arts: Maria Schneider, composer and conductor.
The prize, with a prize amount of SEK 600,000 per prize area, will be awarded on June 8 at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Rolf Schock Laureates
The first Rolf Schock prizes were awarded in 1993. All award winners in all award categories are listed here.