Explore the complete 2026 Nobel Prize announcements schedule, dates, and category-wise winner details from October 5 to October 12, 2026.

Nobel directed that more than SEK 31 million of his estate should be converted into a fund and invested in “safe securities”. The income generated from those investments would be distributed annually as prizes.

At 17, Malala Yousafzai was still a teenager when her name was added to one of the most prestigious lists in the world. At 25, Lawrence Bragg had already made a breakthrough in physics important enough to earn a Nobel Prize.

This year’s Nobel Prize winners will be announced starting with the Physiology or Medicine Prize on the evening of the 5th, followed by the Physics Prize on the 6th and the Chemistry Prize on the 7th.

The Nobel Prizes begin their 2026 announcements on October 5. Here are five facts about the awards, including the youngest and oldest laureates, women winners and Alfred Nobel’s poetry.

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