Nobel Prize 2026 announcement schedule released

The 2026 Nobel Prize announcements are scheduled to take place from October 5 to October 12. The week-long series of declarations will honor achievements in various fields, including medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economic sciences.

The schedule begins on Monday, October 5, with the announcement for Medicine, followed by Physics and Chemistry on Tuesday and Wednesday. Literature will be announced on Thursday, and the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The cycle concludes on the following Monday with the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Winners will receive a medal, a diploma, and a prize of approximately 12 million Swedish kronor (roughly 1.06 million euros). The formal award ceremonies will be held in early December, with the scientific and literary prizes presented in Stockholm and the Peace Prize presented in Oslo.