The Nobel Prize is awarded once a year to a person who does the greatest benefit in peace to mankind. The Nobel Prize in general can be awarded for many different things.
Any nationality is eligible to win the prize.
More than one person can win the prize each year. In that case the prize money is split evenly. The Nobel Prize was started by a man named Alfred Nobel . He was born in Stockholm , Sweden on October 21,1833. His family moved to Russia when Nobel was eight.