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TheGrawemeyer Awards (/ˈɡrɔːmaɪ.ər/) are five awards given annually by theUniversity of Louisville.[1] The prizes are presented to individuals in the fields of education, ideas improving world order, music composition, religion, andpsychology. The religion award is presented jointly by the University of Louisville and theLouisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Initially, the awards came with a bonus ofUS$150,000 each, making them among the most lucrative in their respective fields. This cash prize increased to $200,000 beginning in 2000 but the award amount dropped to $100,000 in 2011 after the fund for the prize lost money due to a drop in the stock market.
In 2015 a special award, the Spirit Award, created for the award's thirtieth anniversary, was presented to former boxerMuhammad Ali.[2]
Some of the most notable winners include former Soviet PresidentMikhail Gorbachev (world order); Academy Award-winning composerTan Dun (music composition); German theologianJürgen Moltmann (religion);Aaron Beck, considered the founder of cognitive therapy (psychology); and former Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Princeton University PresidentWilliam G. Bowen and former Harvard University PresidentDerek Bok (education).
