Type of Prize
Personal prize, bestowed biennially since 1997.
Number and Value of Awards
The prize, worth approximately €10,000, is awarded to one German and one Japanese scientist. In exceptional cases the prize may also be awarded to a research team.
Nominations
The prize is awarded on the basis of nominations received in response to an invitation for recommendations from the DFG. The following are eligible to submit nominations:
The German Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo supported by the Philipp Franz von Siebold Stiftung
The German JSPS Club
The Deutsch-Ostasiatische Wissenschaftsforum in Tübingen
The German Association for Japanese Studies in Trier
The Japanese-German Center Berlin
The Japan Foundation in Cologne
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
The European Association for Japanese Studies
The German-Japanese Lawyers' Association in Hamburg
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
The Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres (HGF)
Previous prizewinners
The appointed selection committee
Direct applications are not accepted.
Selection Criteria
The prize is awarded for particular achievements in all disciplines, although it rotates between the humanities and social sciences, including law and economics, on the one hand, and the natural sciences, including the life sciences, engineering and medicine, on the other. In 2005 the prize will be awarded for achievements in the humanities and social sciences.
The prize may either be awarded in recognition of a scientist's life's work, or to encourage a young researcher who has already excelled through outstanding and significant work.
Selection of Prizewinners
The prizewinner is selected by a jury chaired by the President of the DFG. The Secretary General of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is an ex-officio member of the jury. Members of the jury are appointed for one two-year term.
Nomination Deadlines
The rolling deadline for submission of nominations for the coming year is 31 August.
Documents Required
An appraisal of the nominee's special merits in relation to the purpose of the prize
Curriculum vitae and a complete list of publications
Two references
