Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize

Type of award: Research award or other distinction

Awarded by: German Research Foundation (DFG)

Award given to: Vestweber, Dietmar

Announced at: 01/01/1998

Date of awarding: 01/01/1998

Amount of prize money: 3000000 DM

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 scientists and academics, expand their research opportunities, relieve them of administrative tasks, and help them employ particularly qualified young 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.

Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 1986