Prix du Québec

Prix du Québec
Awarded for	cultural and scientific achievements
Sponsored by	Government of Quebec
Location	Quebec City
Country	Canada
First awarded	1977
Website	http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/

The Prix du Québec (French pronunciation: [pʁi dy kebɛk]) are awards given by the Government of Quebec to individuals for cultural and scientific achievements. Founded in 1977, the government annually awards seven awards in the cultural field and six in the scientific field.

Cultural awards

• Prix Albert-Tessier, for cinema
• Prix Athanase-David, for literature
• Prix Denise-Pelletier, for acting
• Prix Ernest-Cormier, for architecture and design
• Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme, for the French language
• Prix Gérard-Morisset, for a career in archives, museology and popular culture
• Prix Guy-Mauffette, for radio and television arts
• Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas, for visual arts and applied arts

Scientific awards

• Prix Armand-Frappier, for scientific research and education
• Prix Léon-Gérin, for human and social sciences
• Prix Lionel-Boulet, for innovation leading to economic growth
• Prix Marie-Andrée-Bertrand, for innovation in social sciences leading to collective well-being
• Prix Marie-Victorin, for natural sciences
• Prix Wilder-Penfield, for biology, medicine an engineering

See also

• National Order of Quebec
• List of Canadian awards

External links

• Les Prix du Québec (in French)