Every Three Years
Triennial Prize 每三年頒授一次Triennial Award for Digital Buddhist Studies
Aming Tu Prize 杜正民教授獎
數位佛學的創新與傳承
Honoring outstanding work that expands Buddhist Studies through digital methods, open resources, and long-term scholarly infrastructure.
2026 得獎者公布 / Laureate Announced
USD 5,000
Prize Award 獎金美金伍仟元Award Lecture
Public Talk 得獎人專題演講About the Prize
Extending a legacy of Buddhist digital scholarship.
The Aming Tu Prize commemorates Professor Aming Tu and supports pioneering work in Digital Buddhist Studies. The award recognizes scholars and teams whose projects create durable resources, methods, and research environments for Buddhist Studies.
The prize is maintained by the Library and Information Center, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts, and reviewed by the AmingTu Award Committee.
Eligibility and Selection
Recognizing open, scholarly, and reusable digital work.
Individuals and collaborative projects may be considered. Eligible work should be accessible online, non-commercial in nature, and meaningful to Buddhist Studies or Digital Humanities research.
Selection Criteria / 評選標準
Innovative contribution to Buddhist Studies
New applications or methods for Buddhist research
New resources for Buddhist Studies
Fresh insights supported by Digital Humanities methods
Award Cycle and Nomination
A triennial gathering for digital Buddhist scholarship.
The Aming Tu Prize is bestowed every three years. Each award cycle invites nominations from the scholarly community, requests a formal project summary from nominees, and concludes with the Prize Committee's final selection.
Nomination and Review Guidelines / 提名與審查說明
Full award introduction
Nomination Process
Members of the scholarly community are encouraged to nominate prospective candidates. The call for nominations includes a form for each candidate, covering basic information about the candidate and their project. Self-nominations are accepted, and members of the community may also contact the Prize Committee to facilitate nominations.
Submission Rules and Guidelines
Nominees are contacted by members of the Prize Committee within four weeks after the March nomination deadline. Applications are due by April and should include contact information and a 500-1,500 word summary describing the project or initiative in relation to the objective and criteria of the Prize.
Terms
The prize will be awarded at a ceremony. The winning team will be invited to send a representative to give a lecture at the award ceremony. DILA will provide (economy) travel and accommodation for the representative. The location and format of the award ceremony will be determined by the award committee.
Review Timeline / 審查時間軸
Current Laureate
Meet the 2026 Aming Tu Prize laureate.
2026 Awarded Project
Dharmamitra
https://dharmamitra.org/Dr. Sebastian Nehrdich, Tohoku University
2026 Winners’ Speeches — Coming Soon
Dharmamitra is recognized for advancing digital research infrastructure for Buddhist Studies through a responsible AI-assisted environment grounded in primary Buddhist texts.
Past Awards
Each award year brings together laureates, projects, and ceremony records.
2023
Awarded
Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC)
Dr. Jann Ronis and Mr. Élie Roux
BDRC was recognized for developing digital text formats and collaborative pipelines that have expanded access to Tibetan Buddhist resources and opened new possibilities for Buddhist Studies.
2020
Awarded
Gandhari.org: A Research Environment for Gāndhārī Buddhist Texts and Beyond
Prof. Stefan Baums and Mr. Andrew Glass
The inaugural award recognized Gandhari.org as a research environment for Gāndhārī Buddhist texts and related resources.