One of the Ig Nobel Prizes is the Prize for Bird Science.

Question

(What is the meaning of the preposition 'for'? Is 'for' 'concerning' or 'about'?)

Answer 1

A prize is given for winning something ... in this case, in a category. The prize is for the best idea in that category.

"concerning" or "about" are good definitions. Here are more:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/for?s=t