Grawemeyer Awardとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Grawemeyer Awards (pronounced /ˈɡrɔːmaɪər/), presented each year by the University of Louisville in the state of Kentucky, United States, are among the world's most prestigious prizes presented to individuals in the fields of education, ideas improving world order, music composition, religion, and psychology. The religion award is presented jointly by the University of Louisville and the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. The initial awards were for $150,000 each, making them among the most lucrative in their respective fields. The Grawemeyer Awards increased to $200,000 each beginning in the year 2000. Since 1985, more than $14 million has been awarded. Beginning in 2011 the award amount dropped to $100,000 after the fund for the prize lost money due to a drop in the stock market.