Cornelia Zumbusch receives Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2026

11 December 2025

Dr. Cornelia Zumbusch, Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Hamburg, is one of ten scientists to receive the 2026 Leibniz Prize, which is endowed with €2.5 million. Germany's most important research funding award is presented by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Further information: https://www.dfg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen

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