The ''Premio Nacional

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'' ("Eugenio Espejo National Award") is the national prize of the nation of

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. Decrees 677 and 699 (of August 1975 and September 1997, respectively) established the prize, which is conferred by the

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. The Award is bestowed every other year. Finalists for receiving the award are put on a short list by the National Council of Culture, and grouped into five categories: *Cultural Promotion *Arts *Literature *Science *Public or Private Institutions. The recipients are then selected from that list by the head of state, who awards them a sum of money, a diploma, a medal and lifetime stipend.

Recipients

From 1975 to 2018 there have been 98 recipients of the prize. Not all categories have been awarded every year resulting in a different number of recipients for each category. 26 for cultural promotion, 19 for arts, 24 for literature, 23 for science, 9 for public or private institutions.

References

{{Reflist Ecuadorian awards Ecuadorian literary awards