Awards for our research
Academic honors, prizes and awards are an important component in recognizing and publicizing excellent research. The recognition of the award winners is thus a contribution to the reputation of the TU Munich as a research-strong educational institution. They make it clear at what a high, international level research is conducted at the TUM School of Life Sciences.
Awards for outstanding scientific achievements are presented by foundations, associations and societies as well as by scientific associations or magazines and by politicians at the state, federal or EU level. In addition, excellent scientists can also be honored through memberships in scientific academies or in political committees.
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Medal
2022: Prof. Dr. Julijana Gjorgjieva
2020: Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller
2019: Prof. Dr. Michael W. Pfaffl
2016: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
2014: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Küster
Max Schönleutner Medal
2021 Prof. Dr. Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen
2016 Prof. Dr. Chris-Carolin Schön
Recent prizes and awards
Award, Research | 17.01.2022 EU funding for research project - ERC Starting Grant for researcher at Freising-Weihenstephan Campus

ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council are aimed at scientists who are still at the beginning of their careers. Researchers at TUM have so far been able to acquire a total of 151 of the prestigious ERC grants,...[more]
Award, Research | 21.12.2021 Max Schönleutner Medal for Prof. Hülsbergen - Commitment to agricultural and horticultural sciences honored

Prof. Dr. Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen, Head of the Chair of Organic Agriculture and Agronomy at the TUM School of Life Sciences, will receive the Max Schönleutner Medal 2021. With this award, the Max Schönleutner Gesellschaft (MSGW)...[more]