[2] The biggest single item here, €11.6 million, is accounted for by foundation chairs at universities and advanced technical colleges.
This personal award includes prize money of €50,000 and is given to scientists in any discipline who have done an outstanding job of communicating the findings of their scientific work and field in the media and to the non-scientific public.
[4] In collaboration with the Helmholtz Association, the organisation has been presenting the Erwin Schrödinger Award for interdisciplinary research annually since 1999.
The Ars legendi Award for outstanding instruction in higher education) has been presented since 2006 in collaboration with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK).
This award honours scientists or teams of researchers who have contributed to the scientific study of important problems that pose a challenge to society.
[6] Since 2017, the Stifterverband has been working with the Volkswagen Foundation to present the Genius Loci Award for Excellence in Teaching to universities.
Each award-winner receives €20,000 for the purpose of inviting a visiting scholar of teaching and learning in higher education to their institution.