Organization

Organization of the Academy

The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a statutory body under public law and serves as the Academy of Sciences for the State of Baden-Württemberg. It enjoys the special protection and support of the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts (external link). 

The Academy consists of three pillars: the Academy Members, research projects, and the Young Academy | HAdW.

The Academy’s plenary assembly is composed of the members (internal link) of the Mathematical and Natural Sciences Class and the Philosophical and Historical Class. Each class may have a maximum of 50 full members. In addition, up to 50 Corresponding Members may be appointed to each class. The president is elected by the plenary assembly, and the Secretaries are elected by their respective classes. The president and Secretaries form the Academy’s Executive Board.