Current Calls
Reichart Prize
The “Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften zu Erfurt” (Erfurt Academy of Non-Profit Sciences) will once again award the “Reichart Prize” (Erfurt Young Talent Prize for Applied Science) in 2026. The prize is awarded to young scientists for their application-oriented theses (master's, doctorate) from all disciplines. The prize is endowed with € 2,000.
Deadline: 15 March 2026
Life Sciences Bridge Award
The Frankfurt-based Aventis Foundation will grant up to three annual research awards to young, talented life sciences researchers. Each award comes with a grant of €100,000 to help creative postdoctoral researchers pursue their innovative research projects and kick-start their careers in the life sciences. The awards will be given to young academics, e.g. research group leaders (at least three years after completing their doctorate), junior professors, and tenure-track professors who are aiming for an academic career but do not yet hold a full, permanent professorship. The awards specifically promote innovative approaches in the life sciences, including biochemistry, biology, chemistry, medicine and pharmaceutical studies, each of which may be combined with mathematics, engineering and IT.
Deadline: 30 April 2026
Junges Kolleg of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
Admission to the Junges Kolleg is a significant achievement for young academics and artists in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Junge Kolleg is a place for free research and interdisciplinary dialogue. Scholarship holders (who are employed for a limited period of time and are no older than 36 years of age at the time of admission) receive an annual scholarship of 10,000 euros for a period of up to four years. This financial support enables them to focus on for their own research or art. In addition to holding a doctorate, , applicants must have achieved excellence in their field of study at a university or research institution in North Rhine-Westphalia, or have achieved excellence in the field of art.
Please note that the working language of the Junge Kolleg is German.
Deadline: 10 May 2026
Karl Arnold Prize 2026 “Truth”
The Karl Arnold Prize can be awarded to young academics from all disciplines as well as artists who have presented an excellent dissertation - magna or summa cum laude (or equivalent) - or an outstanding artistic achievement on the main topic of “truth” at a North Rhine-Westphalian university in 2025. The theme of 'truth' should be interpreted broadly. Works that explicitly deal with 'truth' or related concepts are welcome. Additionally, the call for submissions expressly invites all dissertations and artistic works that address truth more broadly, including related concepts such as truths, perceptions and probabilities. The prize is endowed with 10,000 euros.
Deadline: 10 May 2026 (If you are interested in a nomination, please contact us at an early stage.)
