Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes 2025
Group picture of the award ceremony
© DFG / David Ausserhofer
This year, four female and six male researchers received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize – Germany’s most prestigious award for researchers in the early stages of their academic career. This was decided by the Joint Committee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Bonn.
Each prizewinner received €200,000, which they can use for further research work for over a period of up to three years. In addition, there is a programme allowance of 22 percent for indirect project costs. A total of 180 researchers from all scientific disciplines were nominated.
The winners were selected by the committee responsible chaired by DFG Vice President and biochemist Professor Dr. Peter H. Seeberger. The award ceremony was held on 3 June in Berlin. You find more pictures and speeches on the German websit(interner Link).
