Highest support for scientists awarded by the European Research Council.

The prize is awarded by the German Research Foundation especially to young researchers for successful research and meant to support their future career in science.

The Leibniz prize is the most highly endowed award for research in Germany. It is presented by the German Research Foundation DFG.

Listed are the members of Paderborn University that have been elected as members of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – National Academy of Sciences.

Listed are members of the academy from Paderborn University.

The Young Collegium of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, the Humanities and the Arts is one of the largest programmes to promote young scholars.

Six scientists from Paderborn are members of the National Academy of Science and Engineering. The Academy is the oldest national academy in Germany.

"Stifterverband" and "DATEV-Stiftung Zukunft" grant fellowships for innovation in academic teaching every year. The Ministry for Culture and Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia and the "Stifterverband" grant fellowships for innovation in digital academic teaching every year.