TEL AVIV, Israel, November 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dan David Prize, which annually awards three prizes of US$1 million each for outstanding achievement, will close its nomination proceedings on November 30, 2009.

The 2010 Dan David Prizes will be awarded for the three time dimensions in the following fields:

- Past - March Towards Democracy - Present - Literature - Rendition of the 20th Century - Future - Computers and Telecommunications

About the Dan David Prize:

Three prizes of US$ 1 million each are annually awarded for achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact on our world. Each year fields are chosen within the three Time Dimensions - Past, Present and Future.

The Dan David Prize laureates annually donate twenty scholarships of US$15,000 each to outstanding doctoral and post-doctoral students of exceptional promise in the chosen fields.

For more information visit the Dan David web site http://www.dandavidprize.org.

Dan David Prize Office: Ms. Smadar Fisher - Director Tel: +972-3-6406614/5 Fax: +972-3-6406613 E-mail: ddprize@post.tau.ac.il

Press Contact: Ms. Orly Fromer Director of Media Relations and Spokesperson Tel Aviv University Tel: +972-3-6424020 Fax: +972-3-6408355 E-mail: fromer@post.tau.ac.il

SOURCE: Dan David Prize

CONTACT: Dan David Prize Office: Ms. Smadar Fisher - Director, Tel:+972-3-6406614/5, Fax: +972-3-6406613, E-mail: ddprize@post.tau.ac.il;Press Contact: Ms. Orly Fromer, Director of Media Relations andSpokesperson, Tel Aviv University, Tel: +972-3-6424020, Fax:+972-3-6408355, E-mail: fromer@post.tau.ac.il