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]
| 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 |
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
| Year | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Joachim Wambsganss | University of Heidelberg |
| Andrzej Udalski[3] | University of Warsaw | |
| 2022 | Sascha Feuchert[4] | University of Giessen |
| Krystyna Radziszewska | University of Łódź | |
| 2020 | Stefan Dziembowski[5] | University of Warsaw |
| Sebastian Faust | Technische Universität Darmstadt | |
| 2018 | Stefan Anker[6] | Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
| Piotr Ponikowski | Wrocław Medical University | |
| 2016 | Agnieszka Chacińska[7] | University of Warsaw |
| Peter Rehling | University of Göttingen | |
| 2014 | Marek Żukowski[8] | University of Gdańsk |
| Harald Weinfurter | TU Wien | |
| 2012 | Jacek Błażewicz | Poznań University of Technology |
| Erwin Pesch | University of Siegen | |
| 2010 | Alfred Forchel | University of Würzburg |
| Jan Misiewicz | Wrocław University of Technology | |
| 2008 | Andrzej Sobolewski[9] | Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Wolfgang Domcke | Technical University of Munich | |
| 2006 | Barbara Malinowska | University of Warsaw |
| Eberhard Schlicker | University of Bonn |