Lectureship
Award

The Kyoto University Lectureship Award is a newly established international academic honor launched in FY2025. Rooted in Kyoto University's distinguished tradition — including having produced the highest number of Nobel laureates in Asia — the award recognizes outstanding, emerging researchers who are pioneering the next frontiers of science, with the aim of building international research networks and advancing the sound development of scholarship.

Laureates are invited to Kyoto, where they deliver a special lecture and engage with the next generation of researchers, creating opportunities for new inspiration and exchange.