linguists and university students among others, as well as a single-volume counterpart for those requiring something less comprehensive (Svenska Akademiens språklära, SAS). Awards and prizes Since 1901, the Swedish Academy has annually decided who will be the laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel. The Swedish Academy annually awards nearly 50 different prizes and scholarships, most of them for domestic Swedish authors. Common to all is that they are awarded without competition and without application. The Dobloug Prize, the largest of these at $40,000, is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The Big Prize Swedish: Stora Priset, literally the Big Prize, was instituted by King Gustav III. The prize, which consists of a single gold medal, is the most prestigious award that can be awarded by the Swedish Academy. It has been awarded to, among others, Selma Lagerlöf (1904 and 1909), Herbert Tingsten (1966), Astrid Lindgren (1971), Evert Taube (1972) and Tove Jansson (1994). Other awards The academy awards around 50 prizes each year. A person does not have to apply nor compete for the prizes. Full list of awards (in Swedish) Current members The current members of the Swedish Academy listed by seat number: Permanent secretaries See also List of members of the Swedish Academy List of language regulators Bellman Prize Dobloug Prize Backåkra References Other sources Walshe, Maurice O'Connell (1965). "Introduction to the Scandinavian Languages", Andre Deutsch Ltd., 1st edition, p. 57 External links SAOL on the web – Free SAOB on the web – Free 1786 establishments in Sweden Organizations established in 1786