The Royal Society and Académie des sciences Microsoft Award was an annual award given by the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

and the

Académie des sciences The French Academy of Sciences (French: ''Académie des sciences'') is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. It was at the ...

to scientists working in Europe who had made a major contribution to the advancement of science through the use of computational methods. It was sponsored by

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. The award was open to any research scientist who had made a significant contribution at the intersection of computing and the sciences covering Biological Sciences,

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, Mathematics and Engineering. The prize recognized the importance of interdisciplinary research at the interface of science and computing for advancing scientific boundaries, as well as the importance of investing in European scientists to give Europe a competitive science base. The recipient was selected by a Committee comprising members of the Académie des sciences and Fellows of the Royal Society. The prize consisted of a trophy and monetary amount of €250,000, of which €7,500 is prize money and the rest earmarked for further research. The first award was made in 2006 and the last in 2009. It has now been replaced by the Royal Society Milner Award.

List of winners

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Today, Microsoft is giving awards for top-performing partners in various countries.Microsoft Awards Top-Performing Partners at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012
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List of winners

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