Prešeren Award
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The Prešeren Award (Slovene: Prešernova nagrada), also called the Grand Prešeren Award (Slovene: Velika Prešernova nagrada), is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia.[1] It is awarded each year by the Prešeren Fund (Prešernov sklad) to two eminent Slovene artists,[2] with the provision that their work was presented to the public at least two years ago. In general, it may be given to an artist only once,[2] and can also be given to a group of artists.[3] It is given on the eve of the Prešeren Day, the Slovenian cultural holiday celebrated on the anniversary of the death of France Prešeren, the Slovene national poet.[4] On the same occasion, the Prešeren Fund Awards (nagrade Prešernovega sklada) or Small Prešeren Awards (male Prešernove nagrade) are given to up to six artists. The awardees also receive a financial award, with the Prešeren Award three times as high as the Prešeren Fund Award.[3] In recent years, the awards have been increasingly given for lifetime work.[5]