Rolex Awards for Enterprise

The Rolex Awards is a series of biennial awards "aimed at fostering a spirit of enterprise around the world", promoted by the Swiss wristwatch company Rolex. The Rolex Awards recognize outstanding achievement, particularly in the areas of science and medicine; technology and innovation; exploration and discovery; the environment; and cultural heritage.

Award-winners

The Rolex Award Laureates for 2004 included:

• Lonnie Dupre, an explorer who crossed the Arctic in the summer of 2005
• Claudia Feh, a scientist working with Mongolian nomads
• Archeologist David Lordkipanidze
• Teresa Manera, who works to preserve prehistoric animal footprints
• Kikuo Morimoto, whose work is to revive Cambodian silk producing, particularly as a means of providing employment for Cambodian villagers

The Rolex Award Laureates for 2006 included:

• Alexandra Lavriller - "A disappearing culture"
• Brad Norman - "Saving the gentle giant"
• Pilai Poonswad - "Great mother of the hornbills"
• Chanda Shroff - "Reviving Kutchi traditions"
• Rory Wilson - "Observation in the wild"

The accomplishments of many Laureates benefit needy communities in the developing world.

Laureates apply on their own behalf, and are awarded US$100,000.

External links

• The Rolex Awards Web site