Weizmann Prize for Research in the Exact Sciences

The Weizmann Prize for Research in the Exact Sciences named after Dr. Chaim Weizmann is a prize awarded by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality to Israeli researchers in the exact sciences and is intended to encourage and stimulate them in their research in these subjects. The prize was established in 1944 on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization, and is awarded once every two years in the presence of the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The amount of the last prize stood at 18,000 NIS (~$4,900).