15–33== Honours ==Apart from being a fellow, excellence can also be rewarded by receiving one of the following honours:* honorary membership* Cothenius Medal (first awarded in 1792)* Carus Medal (first awarded in 1896)* Schleiden Medal (first awarded in 1955)* Mendel Medal (since 1965, in honour of Gregor Mendel)* Darwin Badge (only awarded in 1959 - the 100th anniversary of the publication of The origin of species)* Leopoldina Prize for Junior Scientists* Georg Uschmann Prize for History of Science* Leopoldina Research Prize (since 2001, funded by the Commerzbank Foundation)* Thieme Prize of the Leopoldina for Medicine* Medal of Merit (awarded by the Presidium only on special occasions)== Membership ==Three quarters of the members are from German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and one quarter from about 30 other nations.
В ноябре 2007 года немецкий министр науки "Annette Schavan" анонсировала переименование академии "Leopoldina" в «German Academy of Sciences» (Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften), сказав, что «"due to its international prestige, the Leopoldina is predestined to represent Germany within the circle of international academies".»* Медаль Котениуса (впервые присуждена в 1792 году)* Carus Medal (1896)* Schleiden Medal (1955)* Mendel Medal (1965, в честь Грегора Менделя)* Darwin Badge (присуждена один раз в 1959 году — в честь 100-летия выхода книги Происхождение видов)* Leopoldina Prize for Junior Scientists* Georg Uschmann Prize for History of Science* Leopoldina Research Prize (2001, спонсируется Commerzbank Foundation)* Thieme Prize of the Leopoldina for Medicine* Medal of Merit (присуждается Президиумом академии по особым случаям)Общее количество членов ограничено числом примерно в 1000 академиков.