Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize

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The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is Germany’s most prestigious research award, granted by the German Research Foundation to outstanding scientists and scholars across all disciplines.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German award
research award
science prize
administeredBy German Research Foundation
aim to enhance the research opportunities of outstanding researchers
alsoKnownAs Leibniz Prize
awardingBody Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
German Research Foundation
country Germany
disciplineCoverage interdisciplinary
eligibility researchers nominated by German universities and research institutions
scientists and scholars working in Germany
field all academic disciplines
engineering sciences
humanities
life sciences
natural sciences
social sciences
firstAwarded 1986
frequency annual
fundingType personal research funding
inception 1985
languageOfName German
location Germany
monetaryValue 2500000 EUR (maximum, including program funds)
up to 1250000 euros for theoretical disciplines
up to 2500000 euros for experimental disciplines
namedAfter Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
namedForOccupation mathematician
philosopher
polymath
originalName Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis
purpose to honor outstanding scientists and scholars
to promote top-level research in Germany
selectionMethod decision by DFG Senate Committee
peer review
sponsor German Research Foundation
status Germany’s most prestigious research award
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear up to 10
useOfFunds to fund staff and equipment
to improve research conditions
to support research projects
website https://www.dfg.de/en/funded_projects/prizewinners/leibniz_prize

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bert Hölldobler
Joachim Sauer ("Leibniz Prize")
Martin Lindauer
awardReceived
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize ("Leibniz Prize")
alsoKnownAs
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize ("Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis")
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