BUW Sustainability Award
With our award for outstanding sustainability projects, we want to give them greater visibility and encourage the development of further solutions for a sustainable future.
BUW Publication Award
Our prizes for outstanding scientific work published in the previous calendar year are awarded annually.
Weltlöwe
Our award for the commitment of professors or academic staff who have made a special contribution to the internationalisation and/or internationality of the university.
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Lehrlöwe
Our awards for outstanding teaching are presented across all forms of teaching and disciplines.
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BUW Gender Equality Award
Each year the University of Wuppertal awards the Gender Equality Award to support projects relating to gender equality including the reconciliation of family and student or professional life, to make them more visible and enhance future activities related to gender equality with the prize money.
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BUW Volunteer Award
Our award for social engagement honors staff members, students, and initiatives at the University of Wuppertal who, beyond their research, teaching, or academic responsibilities, are committed to fostering collaboration between academia, business, and society and creating social value.
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DAAD Prize of the BUW
For more than twenty years, the University of Wuppertal has been honouring international students and doctoral candidates who have distinguished themselves through special academic achievements combined with social commitment with the DAAD Prize, which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office.
Young talent and doctoral awards (FABU)
The Friends and Alumni Association of the University of Wuppertal (FABU) awards annual prizes in the categories of young academics (Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral degrees) and doctorates as well as the special "Closely Connected" prize for English Studies to graduates for their outstanding theses and dissertations.
Schumpeter School Prize
The Schumpeter School Prize for Business and Economic Analysis honours significant scientific contributions to Schumpeterian research. It is awarded to researchers whose theoretical or empirical work is characterised by outstanding scientific quality and relevance.
Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Dissertation Prize
The Physics Department of the University of Wuppertal and the Physics Research Centre of Heinrich Heine University award the annual Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Dissertation Prize, which is sponsored by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation. The best dissertation in the field of physics is honoured in a competition.
