Copernicus Award
| Copernicus Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | the individuals most active in Polish-German scientific cooperation who have made exceptional research achievements as a result of that cooperation |
| Country | Germany/Poland |
| Presented by | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and Foundation for Polish Science |
| Reward(s) | €200,000 |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Website | fnp |
The Nicolaus Copernicus Polish-German Research Award (also known as Copernicus Award) is a biannual science award conferred by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and Foundation for Polish Science "to the individuals most active in Polish-German scientific cooperation who have made exceptional research achievements as a result of that cooperation." The award was established in 2006 and is named after Renaissance astronomer and polymath Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). It carries a cash prize of €200,000 shared equally by two winners, one from Germany and one from Poland. In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must have at least a doctoral degree and work in Polish or German scientific institutions.[1][2]
Permanent members of the Jury of the Copernicus Award include: Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (University of Warsaw) – chair of the Jury; Immo Fritsche (Leipzig University) – deputy chair of the Jury; Bernd Büchner (IFW Dresden); Paweł Idziak (Jagiellonian University); Maria Mittag (University of Jena); Marek Samoć (Wrocław University of Technology).
Copernicus Award winners
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of general science and technology awards
- Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science
- Polish-German relations
- Brückepreis
References
[edit]- ^ "The COPERNICUS Award". Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Copernicus Award 2016". Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Copernicus Award 2024 for Outstanding German-Polish Collaboration in Astrophysics". dfg.de/en. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Copernicus Award 2022 for Outstanding German-Polish Collaboration in German Literary Studies". dfg.de. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Przyznano Polsko-Niemiecką Nagrodę Naukową Copernucus 2020" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Copernicus Award 2018 announced". Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Copernicus Award 2016 announced". Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "PROF. MAREK ŻUKOWSKI, PHD HAB. – FNP PRIZE 2013 LAUREATE". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "Outstanding German-Polish Scientific Cooperation". Retrieved 2018-08-05.