Nomination Deadline
From March 1st to June 30th
Subject Areas
Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Engineering
Who qualifies for nomination?
The prize is awarded to particularly qualified young academics who are completing their habilitation in the humanities or who are leading a research group in the natural sciences and engineering and are generally preparing for a professorship. The award particularly honours young academics who build bridges between different academic cultures. Previous scientific achievements are assessed.
The nominees for the award should not be older than 40 years. If several candidates are equally involved in the work, the prize can be awarded to them in equal parts.
Who may nominate?
- all members of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- heads of all academic institutions at universities in Baden-Württemberg (rectorates, deaneries, managing directors, institute directors)
What needs to be submitted?
- justification of the proposal of a maximum of two pages
- curriculum vitae
- list of publications
- prize-worthy work or exposé of previous research achievements
The documents should be sent as one PDF file to hadw[at]hadw-bw.de.
When will a decision be made?
The Academy announces its decision at the beginning of the year. The award winner and their mentor will be informed of the result in writing.