Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Nobel Prize 2026 Announcements Scheduled Across October
The Nobel Prize announcements for 2026 will happen over several days in October.
The first announcement will be for Physiology or Medicine on October 5.
Physics and Chemistry will follow on October 6 and 7.
Literature will be announced on October 8.
The Peace Prize will be announced in Oslo on October 9.
The final announcement, for Economic Sciences, will take place on October 12.
Different organizations in Sweden and Norway choose the prize recipients.
Each full prize category will be worth 12.0 million Swedish kronor.
If several people share a prize, the money will be divided among them.
The 2026 Nobel Prize announcements begin October 5 in Solna with Physiology or Medicine.
Physics and Chemistry will be announced in Stockholm on October 6 and 7.
Literature will be announced October 8, followed by the Peace Prize in Oslo on October 9.
The Economic Sciences prize will conclude the announcement week on October 12.
The 2026 award amount rises to 12.0 million Swedish kronor per full category.
- Who
- The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the laureates.
- What
- The 2026 Nobel Prize announcements will cover six categories, including the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
- When
- Announcements are scheduled from October 5 through October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The announcements will take place in Solna and Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway.
- Why
- The institutions will announce the annual Nobel laureates, with the Nobel Foundation managing the prizes' financial base and independence.
- Announcement period
- October 5-12, 2026
- First announcement
- Physiology or Medicine on October 5 at 11:30 CEST at the earliest
- Peace Prize
- October 9 at 11:00 CEST at the earliest in Oslo
- Final announcement
- Economic Sciences on October 12 at 11:45 CEST at the earliest
- 2026 prize amount
- 12.0 million Swedish kronor per full category
- 2025 prize amount
- 11.0 million Swedish kronor per full category
- First Nobel awards
- Awarded in 1901, with the inaugural ceremony held on December 10