The Austrian Research Association’s Science Prize

The Science Prize of the Austrian Research Association is designed to highlight Austrian science by honouring the outstanding achievements of a person or an outstanding scientific work.
The prize may be awarded to a scholar either for an exceptional individual achievement or for several works that form an overall body of work. In principle, the Science Prize is not intended to be shared. If a scientific work is to be honoured, however, the Science Prize may be awarded jointly to the scholars involved.
The Science Prize may be awarded to individuals whose scientific work has rendered outstanding services to research in Austria as well as to individuals whose scientific work is of exceptional importance to Austria itself. The outstanding scientific achievement of the person in question is assessed according to international standards.
Candidates for the Science Prize may only be nominated by members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Austrian Research Association.
The Scientific Advisory Board decides on any submitted proposals. The decision of the Scientific Advisory Board is then presented to the Executive Board of the Austrian Research Association for a final decision.