From 5 May 2021 applicants that have reached the pinnacle of their career having been awarded a prestigious prize as listed by the academies, will require only a Stage 2 visa application to be granted a Global Talent visa.
The list of eligible prizes for academic & research areas include:
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Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering (US National Academy of Engineering)
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Balzan Prize
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| Fields Medal (International Mathematical Union) |
| Fyssen Internation Prize |
| Holberg Prize |
| Millennium Technology Prize (Technology Academy Finland) |
| Nobel Prize |
| Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering |
| Turing Award (ACM) |
