Research Promotion at the Academies

In order to support and promote early-stage researchers in the sciences and the humanities and to honour outstanding contributions to research or lifetime achievements, the German academies award numerous prizes, medals and scholarships. Irrespective of the prize money that goes with them, these awards are very special marks of honour. Award ceremonies usually take place at the public anniversary celebrations of the academies. In the majority of cases, candidates must be nominated and cannot apply themselves.

Awards and prizes of the individual Academies

• Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig
• Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz
• North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
• Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg