Usage
Use this template for notable awards, prizes, honors, medals, recognitions, and award programs.
Suitable subjects include:
- Awards
- Prizes
- Honors
- Medals
- Professional recognitions
- Academic awards
- Scientific awards
- Cultural awards
- Sports awards
- Industry awards
- Lifetime achievement awards
- Award programs
All parameters are optional. Empty fields are not displayed.
Use the basic version when only the main award details are needed. Use the full version when additional information is useful and reliably sourced.
Do not add promotional claims, unsourced rankings, speculative values, or unnecessary information.
Basic usage
{{Infobox award
| name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| type =
| awarded_for =
| field =
| country =
| presented_by =
| first_awarded =
| most_recent_recipient =
| frequency =
| website =
}}
Full usage
{{Infobox award
| name =
| native_name =
| other_name =
| official_name =
| subtitle =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| description =
| type =
| awarded_for =
| field =
| category =
| country =
| presented_by =
| sponsor =
| first_awarded =
| last_awarded =
| first_recipient =
| most_recent_recipient =
| number_awarded =
| frequency =
| eligibility =
| selection_method =
| cash_award =
| medal =
| certificate =
| website =
}}
Parameter guidance
name Commonly used name of the award or prize.
native_name Name of the award in another language or writing system.
other_name Alternative, historical, or commonly used name.
official_name Official name when different from the commonly used name.
subtitle Short descriptive subtitle when useful.
image Main image representing the award, prize, medal, or program.
image_alt Short accessibility description of the image.
caption Short factual caption for the image.
description Brief factual description of the award.
type General type of award, such as academic award, film award, sports award, medal, or lifetime achievement award.
awarded_for The achievement, contribution, work, or quality for which the award is given.
field Main field associated with the award, such as science, literature, film, sports, or journalism.
category Specific award category when applicable.
country Country associated with the award or its presenting body.
presented_by Organization, institution, government, or body that presents the award.
sponsor Important official sponsor when relevant.
first_awarded Year or date when the award was first presented.
last_awarded Year or date when the award was last presented, especially for discontinued awards.
first_recipient First known recipient of the award.
most_recent_recipient Most recent recipient when the information is current and relevant.
number_awarded Number of awards presented when reliably documented.
frequency How often the award is presented, such as annually or biennially.
eligibility Who can receive or qualify for the award.
selection_method How recipients are selected, such as jury selection, public vote, or committee decision.
cash_award Monetary component of the award when officially documented.
medal Information about an associated medal when applicable.
certificate Information about an associated certificate or diploma when applicable.
website Official website of the award or presenting organization only.
Example 1: WikiPartner Recognition Award
{{Infobox award
| name = WikiPartner Recognition Award
| native_name =
| other_name =
| official_name = WikiPartner Recognition Award
| subtitle =
| image =
| image_alt = WikiPartner Recognition Award
| caption =
| description = Recognition for notable contributions to knowledge publishing
| type = Recognition award
| awarded_for = Notable contributions to knowledge publishing
| field = Knowledge publishing
| category = Contributor recognition
| country =
| presented_by = WikiPartner
| sponsor =
| first_awarded = 2026
| last_awarded =
| first_recipient =
| most_recent_recipient =
| number_awarded =
| frequency = Annual
| eligibility = Eligible WikiPartner contributors
| selection_method =
| cash_award =
| medal =
| certificate =
| website = https://wikipartner.org
}}
Example infobox
Example 2: Nobel Prize
{{Infobox award
| name = Nobel Prize
| native_name =
| other_name =
| official_name = Nobel Prize
| subtitle =
| image =
| image_alt = Nobel Prize medal
| caption =
| description = International awards recognizing achievements in science, literature, and peace
| type = International award
| awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace
| field = Science; literature; peace
| category = Physics; Chemistry; Physiology or Medicine; Literature; Peace
| country = Sweden; Norway
| presented_by = Nobel Foundation
| sponsor =
| first_awarded = 1901
| last_awarded =
| first_recipient =
| most_recent_recipient =
| number_awarded =
| frequency = Annual
| eligibility =
| selection_method = Selection by specialized committees and institutions
| cash_award =
| medal = Nobel medal
| certificate = Nobel diploma
| website = https://www.nobelprize.org
}}
Example infobox
Example 3: Academy Awards
{{Infobox award
| name = Academy Awards
| native_name =
| other_name = Oscars
| official_name = Academy Awards
| subtitle =
| image =
| image_alt = Academy Award statuette
| caption =
| description = Annual awards recognizing achievements in the film industry
| type = Film award
| awarded_for = Excellence in cinematic achievements
| field = Film
| category = Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor; Best Actress; and other categories
| country = United States
| presented_by = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| sponsor =
| first_awarded = 1929
| last_awarded =
| first_recipient =
| most_recent_recipient =
| number_awarded =
| frequency = Annual
| eligibility = Eligible motion pictures and film professionals
| selection_method = Voting by Academy members
| cash_award =
| medal =
| certificate =
| website = https://www.oscars.org
}}
Example infobox
Notes for editors
- Use this infobox for awards, prizes, honors, medals, and similar recognitions.
- Use type to identify the broad kind of award.
- Use awarded_for to explain what achievement or contribution the award recognizes.
- Use field for the main area associated with the award.
- Use category when the award has multiple categories.
- Use presented_by for the organization or institution that formally presents the award.
- Use first_awarded for the first year or date in which the award was presented.
- Use last_awarded when an award has been discontinued.
- Use most_recent_recipient only when the information is current and relevant.
- Use selection_method when the award has a documented selection process.
- Use financial information only when it is reliably sourced and encyclopedically useful.
- Use website for the official award or presenting organization's website only.
- Do not add social-media profiles or authority identifiers.
- Do not add promotional claims or unsourced statements.