TED Prize

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annual award award

The TED Prize is an annual award presented by the TED organization that grants recipients funding and a global platform to pursue a bold, world-changing wish or project.

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Label	Occurrences
TED Prize canonical	10
2011 TED Prize	1
2013 TED Prize	1
TED Prize (collaborative award via 826 National / literacy work)	1
TED Prize wish of Karen Armstrong	1

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Target entity: TED Prize
Context triple: [Karen Armstrong, awardReceived, TED Prize]

A. Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
B. Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
C. Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
The Ernst von Siemens Music Prize is a prestigious international award often likened to the "Nobel Prize of music," honoring outstanding contributions to contemporary classical music by composers, performers, and musicologists.
D. UNESCO Gold Medal Award
The UNESCO Gold Medal Award is a prestigious international honor presented by UNESCO to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science, culture, or the promotion of peace.
E. Blue Planet Prize
The Blue Planet Prize is a prestigious international environmental award recognizing individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to solving global environmental problems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: TED Prize
Target entity description: The TED Prize is an annual award presented by the TED organization that grants recipients funding and a global platform to pursue a bold, world-changing wish or project.

A. Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
B. Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
C. Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
The Ernst von Siemens Music Prize is a prestigious international award often likened to the "Nobel Prize of music," honoring outstanding contributions to contemporary classical music by composers, performers, and musicologists.
D. UNESCO Gold Medal Award
The UNESCO Gold Medal Award is a prestigious international honor presented by UNESCO to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science, culture, or the promotion of peace.
E. Blue Planet Prize
The Blue Planet Prize is a prestigious international environmental award recognizing individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to solving global environmental problems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual award ⓘ award ⓘ
announcementVenue	TED conferences ⓘ surface form: TED Conference main stage
associatedWithEvent	TED conferences ⓘ surface form: TED Conference
awardPeriodicity	annual ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
field	global development ⓘ innovation ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ social change ⓘ
focusesOn	cross-disciplinary ideas ⓘ global collaboration ⓘ scalable solutions ⓘ
grants	access to TED community ⓘ funding ⓘ media support ⓘ strategic support ⓘ
hasComponent	TED Prize wish ⓘ implementation support ⓘ
hasMotto	One Wish to Change the World ⓘ
hasPurpose	provide a global platform for ideas ⓘ provide funding for transformative projects ⓘ support bold world-changing wishes ⓘ
inception	2005 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	live presentation ⓘ online video ⓘ
notableRecipient	Bill Clinton ⓘ Bono ⓘ Dave Eggers ⓘ JR ⓘ Jamie Oliver ⓘ Karen Armstrong ⓘ Sugata Mitra ⓘ Sylvia Earle ⓘ
organizer	TED conferences ⓘ surface form: TED Conferences LLC
partOf	TED initiatives ⓘ
presentedBy	TED conferences ⓘ surface form: TED
selectionCriteria	feasibility of wish ⓘ global relevance ⓘ impact potential ⓘ
sponsor	TED conferences ⓘ surface form: TED
targetAudience	global public ⓘ philanthropists ⓘ policymakers ⓘ
typicalAwardAmount	1000000 US dollars ⓘ
website	https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize ⓘ

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Karen Armstrong → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

Charter for Compassion → inspiredBy → TED Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: TED Prize wish of Karen Armstrong

Sylvia Earle → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

Dave Eggers → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: TED Prize (collaborative award via 826 National / literacy work)

JR → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2011 TED Prize

Sugata Mitra → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2013 TED Prize

One Wish to Change the World → usedBy → TED Prize ⓘ

Jill Tarter → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

José Antonio Abreu → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

James Nachtwey → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

Sarah Parcak → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

Neil Turok → awardReceived → TED Prize ⓘ

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