The Nicholas Copernicus Prize, funded by the City of Cracow by virtue of a resolution of the City Council, passed on July 9, 1993, in conjunction with the foundation act of the Municipal Commune (February 18, 1973).
By tradition, the PAU awards this Prize every year in the fields of astronomy, earth sciences, economy, natural philosophy, medicine, military defense sciences, and law.
In 1995, for the first time since the renewal of the PAU, six Prizes were awarded.

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  The Marian Mięsowicz Prize, awarded every two years for outstanding achievements in the field of physics.
Founded by Institues of Physics in Cracow.  This Prize was awarded for the first time in 1997.

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  The Tadeusz Browicz Prize, awarded annually since 1998 for outstanding achievements in the field of medicine.
To date the prizes have been funded by the PLIVA SA pharmaceutical company of Cracow, and by the English ­Language School of Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the Jagiellonian University, and since 2005 by: the Novartis Poland Sp. z o.o. and the Medical School for Foreigners of CM UJ.

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  At the initiative of Prof. Leszek Suski and based on his financial contribution, a capital fund was created to support
the Marian Kukiel Prize, which is awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of military history.

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