The prize is endowed with euros 50,000 and shall be used to honour outstanding achievements in science communication. Researchers from all disciplines can be awarded for their scientific achievements and make their work and their expertise accessible to a broad public in a particularly creative, diverse and sustainable manner, thus engaging to the dialogue between science and society.
Further information:
http://www.dfg.de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/2017/pressemitteilung_nr_43/