Bayer Foundation Science Awards 2025: Call for Nominations!
The Bayer Foundation invites nominations for the following awards:
2025 Early Excellence in Science Awards
With the Early Excellence in Science Awards (EESA), Bayer Foundation honors early career scientists with an outstanding scientific career up to a maximum seven years after completing their PhD (Please note: parental leave taken during this period is not counted towards the seven-year limit). The candidates can be of any nationality and working at any academic institution worldwide. The awards are given in the categories Biology, Chemistry, Medical Sciences and Data Sciences, each with € 10,000 prize money.
Please complete the online nomination form by April 25th, 2025 at the latest. You can nominate more than one candidate in total, but only one candidate for each category.
2025 Hansen Family Award
With the Hansen Family Award, Bayer Foundation honors scientists who have made pioneering contributions to research in the Medical Sciences and related fields.
The award, with € 75,000 prize money, is one of the most distinguished scientific awards in German-speaking countries.
For your nomination please use the online form here. Please complete the form by April 25th, 2025 at the latest. The Foundation’s Science Council will thoroughly screen all nominations and decide on this year’s winner.
The Hansen Family Award and the Early Excellence in Science Awards will be handed over to the winners at the next Bayer Foundation Science Awards Celebration beginning of 2026. More details will be announced in due time.
You can read more about the 2024 Bayer Foundation Science awardees and the Science Awards Celebration here.
You can find our more about the two awards here: www.bayer-foundation.com/science/our-awards
For any further questions regarding the criteria of nomination and/or the logistics of the selection procedure please contact Simone Jonek, Bayer Foundation Office, at bayer.foundation@bayer.com.