Research Information Systems

Current Projects and Programmes

Prizewinners

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Programme

  The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Programme awards prizes to exceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in the field of research.

• Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

  The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, named after the physicist and former president of the DFG, is a distinction for young researchers and provides additional incentive for further excellent achievements in their research work.

• Communicator Award

  The Communicator Award is a personal award for scientists and academics who have communicated their research findings to the public with exceptional success.

• Albert Maucher Prize in Geoscience

  The Albert Maucher Prize in Geoscience is awarded to young researchers in recognition of the outstanding research findings they have produced using DFG funds.

• Eugen und Ilse Seibold Prize

  The Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize, donated by the marine geologist and former president of the DFG and his wife, serves to promote science, research and understanding between Germany and Japan.

• Ursula M. Händel Prize

  The Ursula M. Händel Prize recognises scientists who have made exemplary and sustained efforts to improve the welfare of animals in research.

• Copernicus Award

  The Copernicus Award is conferred every two years to two researchers, one in Germany and one in Poland, for outstanding achievements in German-Polish scientific cooperation, in particular for promoting young researchers. It is awarded jointly by the DFG and the Foundation for Polish Science.

• von Kaven Awards

  The von Kaven Awards are granted annually to mathematicians in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

• Bernd Rendel Prize

  The Bernd Rendel Prize is awarded annually by the DFG to young qualified geoscientists (geologists, mineralogists, geophysicists, oceanographers, geodesists) who do not yet hold a doctorate.