The latest recipients of the most prestigious research funding prize in Germany have been announced: the Joint Committee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) today awarded the 2025 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize to four female and six male researchers. They were previously chosen from among 142 nominees by the selection committee responsible. Of the ten prizewinners, two work in the humanities and social sciences, four in the life sciences, three in the natural sciences and one in the engineering sciences. The winners each receive €2.5 million in prize money. They are entitled to use the prize money for their research work in any way they wish, without bureaucratic obstacles, for a period of up to seven years.

The Leibniz Prizes will be officially presented on 19 March 2025 in Berlin. The award ceremony will be preceded by an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the programme: here, all previous prize recipients will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue and network with one another.