La Fundación Príncipe de Asturias convoca desde 1981 los Premios Príncipe de Asturias que, anualmente, son entregados por Su Alteza Real el Príncipe de Asturias, Presidente de Honor de esta institución, en un solemne acto académico que se celebra en Oviedo, capital del Principado de Asturias.
Son objetivos primordiales de la Fundación consolidar los vínculos existentes entre el Principado y el Príncipe de Asturias y contribuir a la exaltación y promoción de cuantos valores científicos, culturales y humanísticos son patrimonio universal.
The Prince of Asturias Foundation was founded in the city of Oviedo on 24th September 1980 at a formal ceremony presided over by His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, Heir to the throne of Spain, who was accompanied by his parents, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain.
The essential aims of the Foundation are to consolidate links between the Principality and the Prince of Asturias, and to contribute to encouraging and promoting the scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of mankind’s universal heritage.