Endowment: 20,000 euros
What is supported?
The City of Innsbruck awards the prize to young researchers. The amount provided can be awarded for one research project, but can also be divided among several prize winners.
Who awards the prize?
The City of Innsbruck awards the prize in one year to the Medical University of Innsbruck and in the following two years to the Leopold Franzens University in the fields of humanities and natural sciences.
How do I apply?
The call for applications is issued by the respective university. If you have any questions about the submission criteria, please contact the rectorate of the university in question directly.
Who decides on the award?
The City Senate decides on the awarding of the prize or prizes to the person or persons who are announced to the Municipality of Innsbruck by the Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck or the Medical University of Innsbruck on an annual rotation basis. It is up to the respective university to decide how to determine the persons worthy of the award.
Previous award winners
| Year | University & award winners |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Leopold-Franzens-University - Natural Sciences: Anusha Telagathoti, MSc, PhD Georg Niedrist, Bakk. MSc PhD Priv.-Doz.in Dr.in Uta Schirpke Dr.in Monica Lisa Ines Fernandez Quintero, BSc MSc Priv.-Doz.in Dr.in Bianka Siewert |
| 2022 | Medical University: Dr.theresa Dolejsi, PhD; Department of Internal Medicine III Dr.in med.univ. Maria Effenberger; Department of Internal Medicine I Simon Hoser, BSc MSc; Institute of Genomics and RNomics Dr.in med.univ. Andreas Zollner; Department of Medicine I |
| 2021 | Leopold-Franzens-University - Humanities: assoc. Prof. MMag. Stefan Häussler, PhD ; Faculty of Business Administration assoc. Prof. MMag. a Dr.in Andrea Brait; Faculty of Philosophy and History ass. Prof.in MMag. a Dr.in Clara Rauchegger, LLM; Faculty of Law and Digital Science Center ass. Prof.in MMag. a Dr.in Christine Lehne-Gstreinthaler; Faculty of Law Mag. Dr. Matthias Haller; Faculty of Law |
| 2020 | Leopold-Franzens-University - Natural Sciences: Mag. Dr. Alexander Weiss Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Ivana Stiperski Engineer Milan Oncak, PhD Farokh Mivehvar, PhD PD DI Dr.in Barbara Schneider-Muntau |
| 2019 | Leopold-Franzens-University - Humanities: assoc. Prof. Mag. a Dr.in Sandra Heinsch-Kuntner assoc. Prof. Mag. Dr. Florian Martin Müller, Bakk. Medical University: assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr.med.univ. Peter Willeit, MPhil, PhD Victoria Klepsch, MSc, PhD |
| 2018 | Medical University: Mag.a rer.nat. Mariana Eça Guimarães de Araújo, PhD; Section for Cell Biology Mag.biol. Andreas Naschberger, PhD; Section for Genetic Epidemiology |
| 2017 | Leopold-Franzens-University - Humanities: Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Silke Meyer; Department of History and European Ethnology assoc. Prof. Mag. aDr.in Elena Taddei; Department of History and European Ethnology assoc. Prof. Dr.in Marie-Luisa Frick; Department of Philosophy Univ.-Prof.in Mag. a Dr.in Suzanne Kapelari; Department of Didactics assoc. Prof. Mag. Dr. Simon Laimer, LL.M.; Institute for Civil Law |
| 2016 | Leopold-Franzens-University - Natural Sciences: Violeta Fuentes Landete, MSc; Institute of Physical Chemistry Gina Elaine Moseley, PhD; Institute of Geology Lic. Esteban A. MARTINEZ and Dr.in Christine A. Muschik; Institute of Experimental Physics Dipl.-Ing. Lukas EINKEMMER, PhD; Institute of Mathematics assoc. Prof. Dipl-Ing. Dr. Robert Sitzenfrei; Institute of Infrastructure |
| 2015 | Medical University: Dr. Manfred NAIRZ; Department of Internal Medicine VI Univ.-Ass.in Dr.in med. univ. Renate Pichler, Febu; Department of Urology Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ivan Tancevski; Department of Internal Medicine VI Mag.a rer. nat. Katrin Watschinger, PhD; Section for Biological Chemistry |
| 2014 | Leopold Franzens University - Humanities: Dr.in Maria Kreuzer and Dr.in Sylvia von Wallpach; Institute for Strategic Management, Marketing and Tourism Dr.in MMag. a Sibylle Puntscher; Institute for Economic Theory, Policy and History Mag. Philipp Strobl, MA PhD; Institute for Economic Theory, Policy and History Dr.anne Sophie Spann; Institute for Christian Philosophy Dr. Gerhard Siegl; Department of History and European Ethnology |