| Rank in the rating |
Name of prize |
Size |
| 1 |
Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry, medicine, and economics |
10 million Swedish kroner ($1.33 million) |
| 2 |
René Descartes Prize |
1 million euros ($1.2 million) |
| 3 |
King Faisal International Prize for Science and Medicine |
$1 million |
| 4 |
Global Energy International Energy Prize |
$900 000 |
| 5 |
Kyoto Prize |
50 million Japanese yen ($456 000) |
| 6 |
Gruber Prize for Cosmology |
$150 000 |
| 7 |
Triumf (Russian independent prize in science) |
$50 000 |
| 8 |
Demidov National Nongovernmental Prize |
$15 000 |
| 9 |
NATO Science Partnership Prize |
10 000 euros ($12 000) |
| 10 |
Russian Federation State Prize for Science and Technology |
300 000 ($10 090) |
