The C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science (in 2006 instituted as the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science) is awarded to a distinguished researcher in this relatively new field. The biennial prize highlights the importance of investigating the cognitive functions of humans and animals. The prize consists of 200,000 US Dollars and a trophy; it is funded by the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation.