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List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal
There are many individuals and groups past and present that offer money for proof of the paranormal in an observable setting. These prizes combined have a value of over $2.4 million dollars.[1]
Prizes
| # | Organization | Prize money | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Kovoor's challenge | Rs. 100,000 (Sri Lankan Rupees) | Abraham Kovoor offered the prize money starting in 1963.(US$883 approx) |
| 2 | Alfredo Barrago's Bet | €50,000 | ($60,000 approx) |
| 3 | Association for Skeptical Enquiry (United Kingdom) | £13,000 award | (US$23,000 approx) |
| 4 | Australian Skeptics | AU$100,000 | ($75,000 approx) |
| 5 | Basava Premanand | 100,000 (Indian Rupees) | |
| 6 | Center for Inquiry West | US$10,000 | |
| 7 | Fayetteville Freethinkers | US$1,000 award | |
| 8 | Finnish Association of Skeptics | €10,000 | (US$12,000 approx) (Money partially from Hannu Karttunen and Iiro Seppänen) |
| 9 | Indian Skeptic 100,000 Paranormal Challenge | 100,000 Indian Rupees | (US$1,200 approx) |
| 10 | International Zetetic Challenge | €200,000 prize | |
| 11 | James Randi Educational Foundation | One million US dollars | Largest prize money in US dollars. (Also see the Sima Nan prize.) |
| 12 | Kazakhstan Commission for the Investigation of Anomalous Phenomena (KCIAP) | US$1,000 | |
| 13 | Les Sceptiques du Quebec (Canada) | CA$10,000 | (US$9,000 approx) |
| 14 | New York Area Skeptics | US$2,000 | Awarded to the successful completion of the James Randi Educational Foundation prize winner. |
| 15 | North Texas Skeptics | US$12,000 | |
| 16 | Philip J. Klass (now deceased) | US$10,000 | For proof of an extraterrestrial visit to the Earth. |
| 17 | Science and Rationalists' Association of India | Rs. 20,00,000 | Prabir Ghosh will pay Rs. 20,00,000 to anyone can demonstrate a supernatural power in his presence.[1] (US$50,000) |
| 18 | Scientific American | $2,500 | Two US$2,500 offers: (1) for the first authentic spirit photograph made under test conditions, and (2) for the first psychic to produce a "visible psychic manifestation." (From 1922) |
| 19 | Sima Nan (China) | 10,000,000 yuan | (US$1,200,000 approx) Can be won in conjunction with the James Randi Educational Foundation prize.[2] |
| 20 | SKEPP (Belgium) | €10,500 | (in association with the Sisyphus project) award ($13,000 approx) |
| 21 | Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World | NZ$50,000 | (US$35,000 approx) |
| 22 | Swedish Humanist Association | SEK 100,000 | (US$15,000 approx) |
| 23 | Tampa Bay Skeptics | US$1,000 |
See also
References
- ^ Larsen, Claus. "Get Rich Quick or Save the World", Skeptic Report, September, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
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