The Konrad Adenauer Research Award is conferred annually by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. It recognises the entire academic record to date of an internationally renowned Canadian researcher. The prize is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and aims to promote academic and cultural exchange between the Federal Republic of Germany and Canada.
The award honors researchers from Canada whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and beyond, whose personality and research contribute to the academic and cultural exchange between the Federal Republic of Germany and Canada, and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge academic achievements in the future.
Nominations for the prize must be filed as nominations for a Humboldt Research Award. Researchers in any discipline may be nominated. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination of qualified female candidates. The award totals EUR 60,000. In addition, prize winners are invited to conduct a research project of their own choosing in Germany in close collaboration with a specialist colleague. The duration of the research stay of six to twelve months may be divided flexibly into several segments. Supplementary expenditures associated with an invitation to stay in Germany to conduct research (e.g. travel or language courses) are also covered.
The nomination of candidates for the prize must be initiated by established researchers in Germany. For further information, please refer to the relevant guidelines and provisions for the nomination and selection procedure in the Humboldt Research Award Programme. One Konrad Adenauer Research Award will be granted annually to a researcher from Canada who was nominated successfully for a Humboldt Research Award.
Open Deadline: Nominations can be initiated any time!
For further information, please refer to the website of the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/adenauer-award.html.
Inquiries about the award may be addressed to info@avh.de.