Matilde Hidalgo Prize
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- Legislative Branch of Ecuador
- Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT)
- Casa de la Cultura Benjamin Carrión
| Matilde Hidalgo Award | |
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| Awarded for | Recognition to people or institutions that have contributed to Science, Innovation and Technology, in Ecuador |
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| Rewards | A medal, and a diploma |
| Dra. Matilde Hidalgo de Procel Medal | |
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| Awarded for | Awarded to women who have excelled in political, cultural, educational, business, economic, scientific, labor, social or sports activities. |
| Presented by | Legislative Branch of Ecuador |
The Matilde Hidaldo de Prócel Medal is one of the highest distinctions awarded by the Ecuadorian legislative branch. Originally by the Ecuadorian National Congress now the National Assembly; it is awarded to outstanding women that have distinguished themselves in political, cultural, educational, business, economic, scientific research, social and sports activities.[1][2][3]
Award Recipients
| National Congress | ||
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| Year | Matilde Hidalgo de Prócel Medal | Genre |
| 2002 | Aminta Buenaño[4] | Literary Merit |
| 2005 | Sor Luisa Muñoz Sánchez[5] | Social Merit |
| 2007 | Sonia Roca | Educational Merit |
| National Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Matilde Hidalgo de Prócel Medal | Genre |
| 2012 | Isabel Noboa | Business Merit |
| 2013 | Paulina Aulestia[6] | Climbing Everest |
| 2017 [7] | Irina Bokova[8] | Social Merit |
| Beatriz Parra | Music | |
| Las Tres Marías | Music | |
| Lidia Noboa | Music | |
| Jannet Alvarado | Music | |
| Rosy Revelo | Visual Arts | |
| Gina María Villacís | Visual Arts | |
| Eugenia Viteri | Literature | |
| Sara Vanegas Coveña | Literature | |
| Leonor Bravo Velásquez | Literature | |
| María Fernanda Restrepo | Cinema | |
| Mónica Vázquez | Cinema | |
| Karla Gachet | Photography | |
| 2018 | Laura Pausini[9] | Music |
| Mirella Cesa[10] | Music | |
| Ada Yonath[11] | Science | |
| 2019 | Mónica Amboya [12] | Sports |
| Diana Aguavil[13] | Social Merit | |
| 2020 | Jacqueline Costales[14][15] | Literature |
Matilde Hidalgo Award - Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT)
The Matilde Hidalgo award is given to people or institutions that contribute to the development of higher education, science, technology and innovation in Ecuador.[16]
This award is given annually since 2016 by the Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation.[17]
The award is given in two categories:[18] institutional and trajectory. There are 14 subcategories[19][20] amongst which can be found: academic excellence, community outreach, scientific production and scientific disclosure for Latin America and the world, researcher of the year, amongst others.[21][22]
Winners are considered by an external selection committee conformed by authorities of SENESCYT, the Council for Higher Education (CES) and the Council for Evaluation, Accreditation, and Quality Control for Higher Education (CEAACES).[23][24]