Poertgen-Herder-Dissertationspreis

Basic data of the distinction

Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: Poertgen Herder Münster
Award given to: Schröer, Christina
Announced at: 15/06/2010
Date of awarding: 15/06/2010

About the distinction

Christina Schröer, Historikerin am Exzellenzcluster, hat für ihre Doktorarbeit „Republik im Experiment. Symbolische Politik zwischen Ordnungsideal und Konflikterfahrung, Frankreich 1792-1799“ den „Poertgen-Herder-Dissertationspreis“ erhalten. Die mit 2.000 Euro dotierte Auszeichnung wurde in diesem Jahr erstmals von der Philosophischen Fakultät der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU) für herausragende Leistungen in den Geisteswissenschaften verliehen.
Link zur Pressemitteilung der Universität Münster: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Religion-und-Politik/aktuelles/2010/jun/news_poertgen_herder_dissertationspreis.html

About the award

The Dissertation Prizes serve to support the prizewinners' future research endeavours. As of this year, all fifteen faculties of the University of Münster are invited to nominate their best dissertations from the current academic year for consideration. Each award comes with 3,500 euros in prize money which can also be used to finance a colloquium in Münster on the prizewinning research topic. Up to fifteen doctoral candidates are eligible to receive the Dissertation Prize in recognition of their outstanding dissertations. The Rectorate is responsible for selecting the finalists at the recommendation of a special jury appointed by the Rectorate.
Type of award: Dissertation award
Website of the award or committee: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Rektorat/Preise/preistraeger.html
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 2018