Information and Criteria Röntgen Prize
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Prize
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845 -1923), The first Nobel Prize winner in physics and former director of the Physics Institute at the University of Würzburg bequeathed the prize money from the Nobel Prize awarded to him in 1901 to the University of Würzburg on the condition that the proceeds be used to promote research activities at the Physics Institute of the University of Würzburg.
For this reason, the Physics Institute of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy awards the Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Prizes each year to the best students (Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Study Prize) and outstanding doctoral candidates (Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Science Prize).
Criteria for awarding the Röntgen Science Prize
To be eligible for a science award, all of the following criteria must be met:
- The dissertation must have been rated “excellent” by all three reviewers.
- The doctoral certificate and diploma must be submitted by the deadline
(the deadline is October 1 of the year before the academic ceremony).
The above list is only a non-binding summary. The statutes (see PDF link on the right) are decisive for nomination and selection.
Important note regarding the Award Ceremony
Date for the Nomination and Award Ceremony
- The Röntgen Study Awards will be presented at a newly established annual graduation ceremony in the middle of each year (for the first time in mid-July 2017).
- The Röntgen Science Prizes will be awarded at the annual academic ceremony in December each year.
- The Wilhelm and Else Heraues Dissertation Prize will be awarded at the annual academic ceremony in December each year (for the first time in December 2019).
