A total of 6 x 6,000 Euro prize money can be awarded.
Additionally, a prize will be given for the first time for the "Development of suitable alternative methods to animal experiments", for which a sum of a maximum of 12,000 euros is provided for. This prize is awarded every two years.
Deadline is June 30, 2019.
The award ceremony will take place on World Animal Welfare Day in autumn (4 October).
Source:
https://www.thueringen.de/th7/tmasgff/ehrungen/tierschutzpreis/index.aspx