Israel's Mifal HaPayis Launches Landau Awards Nominations for 2027
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Mifal HaPayis has opened nominations for its 2027 Landau Awards for Arts and Sciences, offering NIS 150,000 grants to nine recipients, including a special award for an organization supporting people with disabilities. The prestigious awards, presented since 2000, recognize significant achievements in arts, sciences, and social integration. Nominations are open until December 6.
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- Mifal HaPayis launched nominations for its 2027 Landau Awards, offering NIS 150,000 grants.
- Nine recipients will be honored, including eight in arts and sciences and one special award.
- The special award recognizes a non-profit integrating people with disabilities into Israeli society.
- The Landau Awards have been presented annually since 2000 and are highly prestigious.
- Nominations are accepted until December 6 via the Council for Culture and Art website.
Mifal HaPayis, Israel's national lottery, has opened nominations for its prestigious Landau Awards for Arts and Sciences for 2027. The awards will honor eight outstanding artists and scientists, along with a special prize for a social organization, with each of the nine recipients receiving a NIS 150,000 grant. This year, the special award is dedicated to a non-profit organization that promotes the integration of individuals with disabilities and special needs into Israeli society, recognizing significant social contributions to inclusion and equal opportunity. The other eight awards will be presented across four fields in the arts and four in the sciences to individuals who have made significant achievements and contributions to their respective domains in Israel and globally.
"The Mifal HaPayis Landau Award expresses Mifal HaPayis's ongoing commitment to honoring those who advance culture, art, and science in Israel and to give them the recognition they deserve for their achievements and contributions to society," stated Itzik Laari, Chairman of Mifal HaPayis. He added, "This year, we chose to dedicate the special award, named after the late Avigdor Yitzhaki, to an organization working to integrate people with disabilities and special needs into Israeli society, based on the understanding that a society's strength is measured not only by its achievements but also by its ability to provide a place and opportunity for every person."
The Landau Awards, named after Mifal HaPayis's first chairman, Michael Landau, have been presented annually since 2000 and are considered among Israel's most esteemed accolades. They aim to recognize artists, scientists, researchers, and cultural and academic figures for their significant accomplishments that advance research, science, art, culture, and social activity. Professional judging committees, comprising leading scientists, researchers, past Landau laureates, artists, art critics, and cultural figures, select the winners. Nominations are being accepted on the website of the Council for Culture and Art until December 6.