Awards and Prizes
The research funding programme for top researchers
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is the most important research award in Germany. The Leibniz Programme, established in 1985, aims to improve the working conditions of outstanding researchers, expand their research opportunities, relieve them of administrative tasks, and help them employ particularly qualified early career researchers. A maximum of €2.5 million is provided per award. Prizewinners are first chosen from a slate of nominations put forward by third parties; the final selection is made by the Joint Committee on the basis of a recommendation from the Leibniz Nominations Committee.
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2000
ERC Starting Grants are designed to encourage young talented research leader to gain independence in Europe and to build their own careers. The scheme targets promising researchers who have the proven potential of becoming independent research leaders.
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2020
2018
2011
ERC Advanced Grants are designed to allow outstanding research leaders of any nationality and any age to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk projects in Europe.
The scheme targets researchers who have already established themselves as top independent research leaders.
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2021
2013
Reinhardt Koselleck Projects
This programme enables outstanding researchers with a proven scientific track record to pursue exceptionally innovative, higher-risk projects.
Two FAU professors from the Department of Materials Science are supported within the framework of the Koselleck projects: Patrik Schmuki, Chair of WW4: Surface Science and Corrosion, and Peter Greil, Chair of WW3: Glass and Ceramics.
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2010
2009
One million euros for young researcher
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung (Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation) has been awarding the Alfried Krupp-Förderpreis für junge Hochschullehrer (Alfried Krupp Prize for Young University Lecturers) on an annual basis since 1986. It can be awarded to temporary or permanent university professors (W2 or W3) from natural sciences or engineering disciplines who are under 38 years of age. This prize is awarded along with funding of one million euros for staff and equipment which is distributed over a period of five years.