Georg-Uschmann-Preis für Wissenschaftsgeschichte

The Georg-Uschmann Prize for the History of Science is a monetary award established in 1997 by Eugen and Ilse Seibold and administered by the Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina. It is awarded for an outstanding dissertation, a subsequent publication or a habilitation in the fields of history of science or history of medicine; from 2005 the prize has been granted exclusively for excellent dissertations. The prize is awarded at two-year intervals and is intended for early-career researchers.

Monetary prize of up to €2,000.

Awarded to an early-career researcher (Nachwuchswissenschaftlerin or Nachwuchswissenschaftler) for an outstanding dissertation, a subsequent publication or a habilitation in the fields of history of science or history of medicine; since 2005 awarded exclusively for dissertations.