The right to submit proposals for the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics shall, by statute, be enjoyed by:
| 1. | Swedish and foreign members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; |
| 2. | Members of the Nobel Committee for Physics; |
| 3. | Nobel Laureates in Physics; |
| 4. | Permanent and assistant professors in the sciences of Physics at the universities and institutes of technology of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway, and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm; |
| 5. | Holders of corresponding chairs in at least six universities or university colleges selected by the Academy of Sciences with a view to ensuring the appropriate distribution over the different countries and their seats of learning; and |
| 6. | Other scientists from whom the Academy may see fit to invite proposals. |
Decisions as to the selection of the teachers and scientists referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 above shall be taken each year before the end of the month of September.