Schurman Award
The Schurman Prize for American History, Politics and Culture
This award is endowed with prize money of € 5,000 and is bestowed by the Society for the Promotion of the Schurman Library for a German speaking author, who has published an outstanding book on American History. At the same time the life work of a distinguished scholar in the field of American History is honored.
To date laureates:
▪ Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heideking (University of Cologne), 1995
▪ Prof. Dr. Hermann Wellenreuther (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen), 2003
▪ Prof. em. Dr. Klaus Schwabe (RWTH Aachen), 2007