Uni-Tübingen

Awards and distinctions at the University of Tübingen

Alfons Auer Ethics Award

Biennial award that goes to a person who has made a special contribution to religious, academic or social ethics.

Attempto Prize

Prize for early-career researchers in brain research

Förster Prize

Prize for early-career researchers in physics or physical chemistry

Hölderlin Prize

Prize for new poetic contributions to the German language or explorations of the work of Friedrich Hölderlin

University of Tübingen Teaching Prize

Prize for especially effective and/or sustainable new teaching methods

Leopold Lucas Prize

The Leopold Lucas Prize honors outstanding contributions to the fields of Theology, intellectual history, historical research or philosophy by German or international academics.

Leopold Lucas Junior Prize

Award for an outstanding performance by early-career researchers in Philosophy, History or Theology

Tübingen Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology Prize

Prize for innovative work by young researchers in Ice Age archaeology, Quaternary ecology or human evolution.

Tübingen Prize for Knowledge Communication

This prize is intended to motivate researchers to communicate more and better information about findings and issues arising from their work. 

University Prize

The annual University Prize honors sponsors and partners of the University who have made outstanding contributions to research or teaching.

Prizes for students

Student Commitment Prize

Prize for outstanding involvement by students

Sustainability Prize

Award for final theses at Bachelor’s and Master’s level that deal with sustainable development in an outstanding way.