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The ''Wittgenstein-Preis'' (Wittgenstein Award) is an Austrian science award supporting the notion that "scientists should be guaranteed the greatest possible freedom and flexibility in the performance of their research."<ref>https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/</ref> The prize money of up to 1.5 million euro make it the most highly endowed science award of Austria, money that is tied to research activities within the five years following the award. The Wittgenstein-Peis is named after the philosopher [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] and is conferred once per year by the [[Austrian Science Fund]] on behalf of the Austrian Ministry for Science<ref>https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/</ref>.
The ''Wittgenstein-Preis'' (Wittgenstein Award) is the highest [[Austria]]n science award.


==Objectives==
It is conferred once per year by the [[Austrian Science Fund]] on behalf of the Austrian Ministry for Science.
The award provides aims to express recognition and to support "excellent scientists"<ref>https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/</ref> up to 55 years of age who "have produced exceptional scientific work and who occupy a prominent place in the international scientific community". Awardees receive financial support up to 1.5 million euro to be spent over a period of five years. The award should enhance and extend the research possibilities of the awardees and their research groups<ref>https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/</ref>.
The prize money of 1.5 million euro is tied to research activities within the following six years.


==Nomination, requirements & selection==
Recipients are selected by an international jury of experts. The same jury also selects the recipients of the related [[Start-Preis]].
Nominations can be expressed by rectors as well as vice rectors for research of Austrian universitites; the president of the [[Austrian Academy of Sciences]]; the president of IST Austria; and all previous Wittgenstein-Preis awardees. Self-nomination is not permitted, researchers of any discipline are entitled. There are no quotas regulating the distribution of awards between subject areas<ref>https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/</ref>. Nominees must be 55 years old or younger; permanently employed at an Austrian research institution; internationally recognised in their respective academic field; and have their center of life in Austria for at least one year at the time of the nomination<ref>https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/</ref>. The awardees are selected by an international jury of experts, the same jury also selects the recipients of the related [[Start-Preis]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}.


== Recipients ==
== Recipients and affiliation==
* 2015: Claudia Rapp
* 2015: Claudia Rapp, Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik, [[University of Vienna]]
* 2014: [[Josef Penninger]]
* 2014: [[Josef Penninger]], Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie (IMBA)
* 2013: [[Ulrike Diebold]]
* 2013: [[Ulrike Diebold]], Institut für Angewandte Physik, TU Wien
* 2012: [[Thomas Henzinger]]
* 2012: [[Thomas Henzinger]], [[IST Austria]]
* 2012: [[Niyazi Serdar Sarıçiftçi]]
* 2012: [[Niyazi Serdar Sarıçiftçi]], Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Institut für Organische Solarzellen, Universität Linz
* 2011: [[Gerhard J.Herndl]]
* 2011: [[Gerhard J.Herndl]], Department für Meeresbiologie, Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, Universität Wien
* 2011: [[Jan-Michael Peters]]
* 2011: [[Jan-Michael Peters]], Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie
* 2010: [[Wolfgang Lutz]], Internationales Institut für angewandte Systemanalyse und Vienna Institute of Demography der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Department für Sozioökonomie, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
* 2010: [[Wolfgang Lutz]]
* 2009: [[Jürgen Knoblich]]
* 2009: [[Jürgen Knoblich]], Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie
* 2009: [[Gerhard Widmer]]
* 2009: [[Gerhard Widmer]], Institut für Computational Perception, Universität Linz
* 2008: [[Markus Arndt]]
* 2008: [[Markus Arndt]], Fakultät für Physik, Universität Wien
* 2007: [[Rudolf Zechner]]
* 2007: [[Rudolf Zechner]], Institut für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Universität Graz
* 2007: [[Christian Krattenthaler]]
* 2007: [[Christian Krattenthaler]], Fakultät für Mathematik, Universität Wien
* 2006: Hannes-[[Jörg Schmiedmayer]]
* 2006: Hannes-[[Jörg Schmiedmayer]], TU Wien
* 2005: [[Barry J. Dickson]]
* 2005: [[Barry J. Dickson]], Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Wien
* 2005: [[Rudolf Grimm]]
* 2005: [[Rudolf Grimm]], Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck
* 2004: [[Walter Pohl]], Forschungsstelle für Geschichte des Mittelalters, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
* 2004: [[Walter Pohl]]
* 2003: [[Renée Schroeder]]
* 2003: [[Renée Schroeder]], Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Universität Wien
* 2002: [[Ferenc Krausz]]
* 2002: [[Ferenc Krausz]], Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien
* 2001: [[Meinrad Busslinger]]
* 2001: [[Meinrad Busslinger]], Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie, Wien
* 2001: [[Heribert Hirt]]
* 2001: [[Heribert Hirt]], Department für Pflanzenmolekularbiologie, Universität Wien
* 2000: [[Andre Gingrich]]
* 2000: [[Andre Gingrich]], Institut für Ethnologie, Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Universität Wien
* 2000: [[Peter Markowich]]
* 2000: [[Peter Markowich]], Institut für Mathematik, Universität Wien
* 1999: [[Kim Nasmyth]]
* 1999: [[Kim Nasmyth]], Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie, Wien
* 1998: [[Georg Gottlob]]
* 1998: [[Georg Gottlob]], Institut für Informationssysteme, Technische Universität Wien
* 1998: [[Walter Schachermayer]]
* 1998: [[Walter Schachermayer]], Institut für Informationssysteme, Technische Universität Wien
* 1998: [[Peter Zoller]]
* 1998: [[Peter Zoller]], Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck
* 1997: [[Erich Gornik]]
* 1997: [[Erich Gornik]], Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Technische Universität Wien
* 1997: [[Antonius Matzke]]
* 1997: [[Antonius Matzke]], Institut für Molekularbiologie, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
* 1996: [[Ruth Wodak]]
* 1996: [[Ruth Wodak]], Institut für Sprachwissenschaften, Universität Wien
* 1996: [[Erwin Friedrich Wagner]]
* 1996: [[Erwin Friedrich Wagner]], Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie, Wien


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{cite web |url=https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/ |title=Wittgenstein-Preis |publisher=the Austrian Science Fund |archiveurl=https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/ |archivedate=2016-05-09}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/ |title=Wittgenstein-Preis |publisher=the Austrian Science Fund |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425140834/http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/ |archivedate=2015-04-25}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/ |title=Wittgenstein-Preis |publisher=the Austrian Science Fund |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425140834/http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/ |archivedate=2015-04-25}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.wittgenstein-club.at/eng.htm |title=Wittgenstein Award Laureate |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209045149/http://www.wittgenstein-club.at/eng.htm |archivedate=2012-02-09}} web page with information on recipients
* {{cite web |url=http://www.wittgenstein-club.at/eng.htm |title=Wittgenstein Award Laureate |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209045149/http://www.wittgenstein-club.at/eng.htm |archivedate=2012-02-09}} web page with information on recipients


==References==
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Revision as of 12:54, 9 May 2016

The Wittgenstein-Preis (Wittgenstein Award) is an Austrian science award supporting the notion that "scientists should be guaranteed the greatest possible freedom and flexibility in the performance of their research."[1] The prize money of up to 1.5 million euro make it the most highly endowed science award of Austria, money that is tied to research activities within the five years following the award. The Wittgenstein-Peis is named after the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and is conferred once per year by the Austrian Science Fund on behalf of the Austrian Ministry for Science[2].

Objectives

The award provides aims to express recognition and to support "excellent scientists"[3] up to 55 years of age who "have produced exceptional scientific work and who occupy a prominent place in the international scientific community". Awardees receive financial support up to 1.5 million euro to be spent over a period of five years. The award should enhance and extend the research possibilities of the awardees and their research groups[4].

Nomination, requirements & selection

Nominations can be expressed by rectors as well as vice rectors for research of Austrian universitites; the president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences; the president of IST Austria; and all previous Wittgenstein-Preis awardees. Self-nomination is not permitted, researchers of any discipline are entitled. There are no quotas regulating the distribution of awards between subject areas[5]. Nominees must be 55 years old or younger; permanently employed at an Austrian research institution; internationally recognised in their respective academic field; and have their center of life in Austria for at least one year at the time of the nomination[6]. The awardees are selected by an international jury of experts, the same jury also selects the recipients of the related Start-Preis[citation needed].

Recipients and affiliation

  • 2015: Claudia Rapp, Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik, University of Vienna
  • 2014: Josef Penninger, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie (IMBA)
  • 2013: Ulrike Diebold, Institut für Angewandte Physik, TU Wien
  • 2012: Thomas Henzinger, IST Austria
  • 2012: Niyazi Serdar Sarıçiftçi, Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Institut für Organische Solarzellen, Universität Linz
  • 2011: Gerhard J.Herndl, Department für Meeresbiologie, Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, Universität Wien
  • 2011: Jan-Michael Peters, Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie
  • 2010: Wolfgang Lutz, Internationales Institut für angewandte Systemanalyse und Vienna Institute of Demography der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Department für Sozioökonomie, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
  • 2009: Jürgen Knoblich, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie
  • 2009: Gerhard Widmer, Institut für Computational Perception, Universität Linz
  • 2008: Markus Arndt, Fakultät für Physik, Universität Wien
  • 2007: Rudolf Zechner, Institut für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Universität Graz
  • 2007: Christian Krattenthaler, Fakultät für Mathematik, Universität Wien
  • 2006: Hannes-Jörg Schmiedmayer, TU Wien
  • 2005: Barry J. Dickson, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Wien
  • 2005: Rudolf Grimm, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck
  • 2004: Walter Pohl, Forschungsstelle für Geschichte des Mittelalters, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • 2003: Renée Schroeder, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Universität Wien
  • 2002: Ferenc Krausz, Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien
  • 2001: Meinrad Busslinger, Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie, Wien
  • 2001: Heribert Hirt, Department für Pflanzenmolekularbiologie, Universität Wien
  • 2000: Andre Gingrich, Institut für Ethnologie, Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Universität Wien
  • 2000: Peter Markowich, Institut für Mathematik, Universität Wien
  • 1999: Kim Nasmyth, Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie, Wien
  • 1998: Georg Gottlob, Institut für Informationssysteme, Technische Universität Wien
  • 1998: Walter Schachermayer, Institut für Informationssysteme, Technische Universität Wien
  • 1998: Peter Zoller, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck
  • 1997: Erich Gornik, Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Technische Universität Wien
  • 1997: Antonius Matzke, Institut für Molekularbiologie, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • 1996: Ruth Wodak, Institut für Sprachwissenschaften, Universität Wien
  • 1996: Erwin Friedrich Wagner, Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie, Wien
  • "Wittgenstein-Preis". the Austrian Science Fund. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)
  • "Wittgenstein-Preis". the Austrian Science Fund. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25.
  • "Wittgenstein Award Laureate". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. web page with information on recipients

References

  1. ^ https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/
  2. ^ https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/
  3. ^ https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/
  4. ^ https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/
  5. ^ https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/
  6. ^ https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/wittgenstein-award/
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