Prize HAdW

To encourage young researchers and ensure that outstanding scientific achievements receive the recognition they deserve, Prof. Dr. Dr. -Ing. E.h. Jürgen Wolfrum established a research award in 2025 to support young researchers in Baden-Württemberg.

The Prize awarded by the Academy's plenary session upon the recommendation of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Section.

It comes with a prize of €10,000.

Who can be nominated?

The Prize is awarded to exceptionally qualified early-career researchers who have distinguished themselves in the field of multidisciplinary collaboration between mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Candidates are evaluated based on their scientific achievements to date. The Prize generally awarded annually. Candidates Prize for the Prize must have earned their doctorate since eight years since and must not hold a tenured position. The Prize divided among multiple nominees.

Who is allowed to make suggestions?

die ordentlichen Mitglieder der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften
die Leitungspersonen der wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen der Universitäten in Baden-Württemberg (Rektorate, Dekanate, Geschäftsführende Direktoren, Institutsleitungen)
die Leitungspersonen der außeruniversitären Forschungsinstitute Baden-Württembergs (Geschäftsführende Direktoren)
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Do you have any questions?

You can reach us by phone at 06221 54-3265 or by email at hadw[at]hadw.de.

If you wish to send the documents by mail, please send them to:

Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Executive Secretariat
Karlstraße 4
69117 Heidelberg

Nomination deadline:

Annually, from the start of the summer semester through June 30.

What needs to be submitted?

Cover page

document

Cover Sheet Prices_0.docx
Justification of the proposal, maximum two pages
resume
list of publications
award-worthy work

The documents should be submitted as a single PDF file and sent to hadw[at]hadw.de.

When will the decision be made?

The Academy will announce its decision at the beginning of the year. The winner and their mentor will be notified of the result in writing.

Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. e.h. Jürgen Wolfrum is a full member of Academy of Sciences and Humanities Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). He is a senior professor of physical chemistry at Heidelberg University.

Jürgen Wolfrum has received numerous awards for his work, including the Max Planck Research Award and the Bunsen Medal.

The Prize Academy of Sciences and Humanities for the first time at the 2027 annual celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities .