Körber European Science Prize Explained

The Körber European Science Prize is presented annually by the Körber Foundation in Hamburg honoring outstanding scientists working in Europe for their promising research projects. The prize is endowed with one million euro (until 2018: 750,000 euro) and promotes research projects in the life sciences and physical sciences.[1]

History

The prize was initiated by the entrepreneur Kurt A. Körber with the help of Reimar Lüst, the president of the Max Planck Society. The first award was in 1985. At first, European research teams were honored, but since 2005, only individuals qualify.[2]

Selection process

Candidates for the prize need not be from Europe, but they must be living in Europe. Renowned scientists from all over Europe, grouped into two Search Committees, select promising candidates. The awards are annual and alternate between the life and physical sciences. Those who are shortlisted are then asked to submit a detailed proposal for a research project which is then judged in two rounds of assessment by the Search Committee. The work of the Search Committee is supported by international experts. A maximum of five candidates are subsequently recommended to the Trustee Committee which, based on a summary of expert assessments, previous publications and scientific career history, decides on the new prizewinner. A personal application is not allowed.

Prize money

All prizewinners receive a certificate and one million euro (until 2008: 750,000 euros) prize money. The prizewinners can keep 10 percent of the money for themselves and must spend the rest on research in Europe in three to five years. Aside from these restrictions they alone can decide how to use the money.

Presentation

The prize is presented every year in the Great Hall of Hamburg City Hall in the presence of the Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and 600 guests from science, industry, politics, and society.

Winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Körber European Science Prize . University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. 23 September 2017.
  2. Körber Foundation: "Excellent Brains. 25 Years of Cutting-Edge Science" 2009, p. 4 et seq.
  3. Web site: Matthias Mann – Prizewinner 2012. Körber European Science Prize. Körber-Stiftung. 5 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150405170718/http://www.koerber-stiftung.de/en/science/koerber-european-science-prize/previous-prizewinners/2012.html. 5 April 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Nicola Spaldin receives the Körber Prize 2015 . Körber-Stiftung . 27 August 2015 . 10 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Karsten Danzmann receives the Körber Prize 2017. pdf. 7 September 2017. Körber European Science Prize. Körber-Stiftung. 23 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Revolutionary insights into the origins of humankind, the Körber Prize 2018. pdf. 23 August 2018. Körber European Science Prize. Körber-Stiftung. 8 September 2018.
  7. https://www.koerber-stiftung.de/en/koerber-european-science-prize/news-details/bernhard-schoelkopf-received-the-koerber-prize-1819 Körber European Science Prize 2019
  8. News: Ramsel . Yannick . 26 August 2020 . Mister Netzhaut . . Hamburg . de . 7 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Clare Grey – Prizewinner 2021. 22 June 2021. Körber Foundation. en-gb.
  10. Web site: Anthony Hyman (2022): Condensates – Cell droplets as biochemical minilaboratories. 2 September 2022. Körber Foundation. en-gb.
  11. Web site: KI-Forscherin Cordelia Schmid erhält Körber-Preis . . 4 July 2023 . de . 8 September 2023.

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