The prize promotes one researcher working in Germany or abroad who specialises in a particularly promising research field. They should already be internationally recognised researchers and give reason to expect further international research collaborations.
Laureates
- 2016
Professor Martin Wikelski, Department of Biology
Further information: Website of the Max Planck Society- 2009
Professor Aleida Assmann, Department of Literature (with Art and Media Studies)
- 1995
Professor Aditi Lahiri, Department of Linguistics