Copernicus Award | |
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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 |
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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).