As an exception, the endowments can also be shared among the authors of several papers worthy of winning the prize. The jury may award a promotion prize for very good papers which do not fully meet the Award's high demands. It may also decide not to provide any award if none of the papers submitted seems to it worthy of winning the prize. The author is obliged to provide a written statement to this effect. However, previous publication of the work or parts thereof does not exclude it from winning the Award.
Copy rights remain unaffected.
The documents submitted will not be returned. The submission deadline will be 31 March of each year. Proposals for topics to be dealt with in future dissertations or doctoral theses are included in the research and development plan of the Federal Statistical Office which can be obtained in German language from the above address. Other topics will of course be accepted, too.