Nicolaus Copernicus Polish-German Research Award

The Nicolaus Copernicus Polish-German Research Award recognises outstanding achievements in German–Polish cooperation across all fields of science and the humanities. The prize is donated jointly by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Two recipients are honoured and the total value of the award is EUR 200,000 (EUR 100,000 per recipient). Winners are selected by a joint jury appointed by DFG and FNP.

Monetary award: EUR 100,000 per recipient (split in the Polish case into a EUR 20,000 individual prize and an EUR 80,000 institutional subsidy).

Candidates are academics with at least a doctoral degree who work at a public university and/or a research institution in Germany or at an entity belonging to the higher education and science system in Poland; candidates shall be engaged in ongoing research. Nominations may be submitted by researchers holding a doctoral degree; self-nominations are considered.

Nominations submitted in English according to instructions published on the DFG’s or FNP’s websites; required documents include a statement of the joint achievement, CVs (max two pages each), a list of up to ten joint publications, and independent letters of reference (one for third-party nominations, two for self-nominations).