The Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize awards scientists who have made exemplary and sustained efforts to improve animal welfare in research. It funds projects that develop processes to reduce, regulate, and replace animal use, aiming to limit suffering and reduce animal experiments. The prize is awarded biennially and is the largest of its kind in Germany, with a value of €80,000.
Eligible applicants are scientists who have demonstrated exemplary and sustained efforts to improve animal welfare in research.
