Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Prizes for Young Scientists at the University of Heidelberg

As long as the Foundation is in the position to do so, three Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Prizes will be awarded annually to young scientists and researchers at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg. The prizes are intended to enable the recepient to present a scientific symposium on the theme of  “The Ruperto Carola Symposium at the IWH: A Sponsorship Award for Young Scientists” at the Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg (IWH). Each recipient of the prize is awarded the sum of 12.500 euros.

The award is aimed at scientists, researchers or scholars in any field of academic research, be it in the natural sciences and medicine or in the humanities and social sciences. The award ceremony for the Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Prizes takes place during the anniversary celebrations (‘Jahresfeier’) of the Ruprecht-Karls University, when the winners are presented with the award certificates.

Eligibility:

Applicants should be post-doctoral scholars, usually no older than 37 years of age, who have an outstanding academic record. This should be substantiated in particular by an excellent doctoral degree. We also accept applications of graduates, who have submitted their doctoral thesis already.

IWH Charter:

Click here to call up the charter. (available only in German)

Application documents:

The application is a two-stage procedure.

The following documents are to be submitted for the first stage:

• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae
• Copy of doctoral degree
• List of five most relevant publications
• Short description of the project (max. 3500 characters)

Until the 20th of May you will get notice if you have reached the second stage.
If so, please fill in the application form until the 15th of June. Please send it in one complete document (word-document) to iwh@uni-heidelberg.de. Please enclose a copy of your doctoral degree.
 

Deadline for applications:

Applications may be submitted preferably by E-Mail to the address below up to April 1st for the years 2013 and 2014.

Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg (IWH)
Hauptstraße 242
69117 Heidelberg
Germany

iwh@uni-heidelberg.de

Address for queries:

Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg (IWH)
Dr Ellen Peerenboom
Hauptstraße 242
D-69117 Heidelberg
Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6221/54 36 91
Fax: +49 (0)6221/54 161 3691
E-mail: iwh@uni-hd.de