Lagrange Prize

The Lagrange-CRT Foundation Prize is an annual International award created by the CRT Foundation with the scientific coordination of the ISI Foundation. The prize is awarded for scientific research in the field of complexity sciences, its applications and dissemination. The Lagrange Prize is awarded in Turin, Italy.

Aim and Criteria
The Lagrange-CRT Foundation Prize is awarded to a selected scientist for achievements in research on complex systems, including theoretical and experimental research. In particular, the prize recognizes outstanding contributions relevant to the progress of complexity science.

The Lagrange Prize – CRT Foundation is widely considered the foremost prize on complex systems science and its societal impact worldwide. Established in 2008 as a crucial element of the Lagrange Project, the award activates and gathers relevant research communities, celebrating major accomplishments in the field. Among the names of the awardees are leading figures in science, including Nobel laureates.

The Prize
The winner of the Lagrange-CRT Foundation Prize is chosen by the Scientific Commission in collaboration with the ISI Foundation. The prize is in the amount of €50,000. The award ceremony takes place in Turin.



List of Winners

 * 2023 Tina Eliassi-Rad 🇺🇸
 * 2020 Corona-Researchers at the Institute for Scientific Interchange
 * 2019 Iain Couzin 🇬🇧, David Gruber 🇺🇸
 * 2018 Cesar Hidalgo 🇨🇱
 * 2017 Danielle Bassett 🇺🇸
 * 2016 John Brownstein 🇨🇦
 * 2015 Panos Ipeirotis 🇬🇷, Jure Leskovec
 * 2014 Mark Newman 🇬🇧
 * 2013 Duncan J. Watts 🇦🇺
 * 2012 Lada Adamic 🇺🇸, Xavier Gabaix 🇫🇷
 * 2011 Albert-László Barabási 🇭🇺
 * 2010  James J. Collins 🇺🇸
 * 2009 Giorgio Parisi 🇮🇹
 * 2008  Yakov G. Sinai 🇷🇺, W. Brian Arthur 🇬🇧

Special Prize for Diffusion and Promotion of the Culture of Complexity

 * 2013 Riccardo Luna
 * 2009 Mark Buchanan
 * 2008 Philip Ball