Administered by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences , the prize `` is intended to promote international basic research in the disciplines : Astronomy and Mathematics , Geosciences , Biosciences , with particular emphasis on ecology , and Polyarthritis ( rheumatoid arthritis ) '' , the disease from which Holger severely suffered in his last years .
The prize is for `` international basic research in the disciplines Astronomy , Mathematics , Geosciences , and Biosciences , with particular emphasis on ecology , and rheumatoid arthritis '' ( the disease from which Holger severely suffered in his last years ) .