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.