This year, four female and six male researchers are to receive 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 will receive €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 will be held on 3 June in Berlin.

Prize recipients and Programme

• Research Funding > Programmes > Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize(interner Link)
• List of all prize recipients (in German only)(Download)
• About Heinz Maier-Leibnitz(interner Link)
• Selection committee for the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize(interner Link)