The award includes prize money of 8,000 Euros and may be awarded biennially for outstanding achievements by scholars from the countries of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The prizewinners should be able to be regarded as young, relative to their achievements.
The prize is conferred at the ceremonial session on the Academy’s Einstein Day celebration at the end of the year.
Deadline for nominations 2027: 30th September 2026
Call for Nomination 2027 (PDF, 243KB)
Nomination form (DOCX, 17KB)
2025: Professor Dr. Khysthyna Gnatenko
2023: Professor Dr. Filip Matějka
2021: Professor Dr. Maria Baramova
2019: Dr. Tiberiu (Tibor) Hartel
2017: Professor Dr. Lauri Mälksoo
2015: Professor Dr. Leonid Kogan
2012: Dr. Natalia Artemieva
2010: Professor Dr. Jan Maria Piskorski
2008: Professor Dr. Valentina Sandu-Dediu
2006: Dr. Robert Rejdak
2004: Professor Dr. Krešimir Nemec
2002: Professor Dr. Nikolai N. Ledentsov
2000: Professor Dr. Sergei A. Nedospasov
1998: Professor Dr. Tomasz Mikocki
1996: Professor Dr. Andrei Pleşu