The Oberwolfach Prize is financed by the Oberwolfach Foundation and awarded in cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach to young European mathematicians. The prize is awarded approximately every three years for excellent achievements in changing fields of mathematics. The Scientific Committee of the Gesellschaft für mathematische Forschung e.V. is involved in selecting the prize winners from the nominations.
The Oberwolfach Prize 2007 for excellent achievements in Algebra and Number Theory is awarded to Ngô Bao Châu (Orsay). The prize amounts to Euro 5.000.
| 1991 | Peter Kronheimer, Oxford | Topology and Geometry | |
| 1993 | Jörg Brüdern, Stuttgart Jens Franke, Bonn |
Number Theory and Algebra | |
| 1996 | Gero Friesecke, Oxford Stefan Sauter, Zürich |
Analysis and Applied Mathematics | |
| 1998 | Alice Guionnet, Paris | Stochastics | |
| 2000 | Luca Trevisan, Berkeley | Discrete Mathematics | |
| 2003 | Paul Biran, Tel Aviv | Geometry and Topology | [read more] |
| 2007 | Ngô Bao Châu, Orsay | Algebra and Number Theory | Laudatio by Prof. Rapoport |