This list of computer-related awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for computer-related work. It excludes computer science awards and competitions, video game awards and web awards, which are covered by separate lists.
Hardware
Country Award Sponsor Notes International Alan D. Berenbaum Distinguished Service Award ACM SIGARCH Computer architecture and design International IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Outstanding contributions to information storage systems United States Phil Kaufman Award Electronic System Design Alliance Impact on electronic design by contributions to electronic design automation United States Maurice Wilkes Award International Symposium on Computer Architecture Outstanding contribution to computer architecture
Open source / freeware / shareware
Country Award Sponsor Notes Europe Akademy KDE Free software Israel August Penguin Hamakor Free software-related achievements United States FSF Free Software Awards Free Software Foundation Advancement of Free Software and Projects of Social Benefit United States Google Code-in Google To encourage high school students to participate in open source projects France Les Trophées du Libre Les Trophées du libre Free software contest United States O'Reilly Open Source Award O'Reilly Media Individuals recognized for dedication, innovation, leadership and outstanding contribution to open source United States Shareware Industry Awards Shareware Industry Awards Foundation Shareware industry
Security
Country Award Sponsor Notes United States Frank Byron Rowlett Award National Security Agency Outstanding organizational and individual excellence in the field of information systems security United States National Cyber Security Hall of Fame National Cyber Security Hall of Fame Contributions of key individuals in the field of cyber security
Programming
Country Award Sponsor Notes International Software Process Achievement Award IEEE Computer Society Outstanding and innovative contributions to the field of software quality United States Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award Dr. Dobb's Journal Significant contributions to the advancement of software development United States Iverson Award Association for Computing Machinery Significant contributions to the APL programming language or to the APL community
Applications
Country Award Sponsor Notes Australia AMY Awards Digital + Technology Collective Digital content, services and applications industry in Australia United Kingdom Appy Awards Carphone Warehouse Best apps United States Adobe MAX Adobe Inc. Applications United States CRM Idol Information Today Customer relationship management software United States CODiE Awards Software and Information Industry Association Business technology and education technology International World Summit Awards World Summit on the Information Society World’s best startup companies in digital content and innovative applications
Scholarship
Country Award Sponsor Notes International W. Wallace McDowell Award IEEE Computer Society Outstanding recent theoretical, design, educational, practical, or other similar innovative contributions that fall within the scope of Computer Society interest International Dijkstra Prize Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, International Symposium on Distributed Computing Outstanding papers on the principles of distributed computing Japan Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology Inamori Foundation Electronics, Biotechnology and Medical Technology, Materials Science and Engineering or Information Science United States Knuth reward check Donald Knuth For finding technical, typographical, or historical errors, or making substantial suggestions for Donald Knuth's publications Europe Microsoft Award Microsoft Research Scientists working in Europe who had made a major contribution to the advancement of science through the use of computational methods United States Richard W. Lyman Award National Humanities Center Scholars who have advanced the humanities through the use of information technology
Other
Country Award Sponsor Notes International Computer Entrepreneur Award IEEE Computer Society Individuals with major technical or entrepreneurial contributions to the computer industry International Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility IEEE Society for the Social Implications of Technology Contributions by computer professionals to socially responsible use of computers United States Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Exceptional achievement by women in technology United Kingdom British Inspiration Awards (industry) Achievement in the creative industries of the United Kingdom Germany CeBIT Deutsche Messe AG State of the art in information technology United States Dvorak Awards Ascend Communications Excellence in Communication (1992–1997)InternationalEdison AwardEdison AwardsHonoring excellence in innovation United States EFF Pioneer Award Electronic Frontier Foundation People or organizations that have made significant contributions to the empowerment of individuals in using computers. United States Grace Murray Hopper Award Association for Computing Machinery Computer professional who makes a single, significant technical or service contribution at or before age 35 Germany Konrad Zuse Scholarship Programme 2009 Federal Foreign Office, German Investment Corporation One-year fellowship for ICT entrepreneurs United States Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Microsoft "Technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community." Austria Prix Ars Electronica Ars Electronica Electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music Russia Runet Prize Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (various categories)
See also
Lists of awards List of computer science awards Lists of science and technology awards List of engineering awards
References