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TU Dortmund Young Academy - Research Award
With the Young Academy, TU Dortmund University supports scientists in the qualification phase to become successful in acquiring external research funding.
Research Award of the Young Academy
The TU Dortmund Young Academy Research Award honors outstanding research contributions by scientists with doctorates below the level of full professorship. The prize is awarded once a year to up to two winners at the annual academic celebration. It is endowed with 2,500 euros, which must be spend for research purposes. Award winners automatically become members of the TU Dortmund Young Academy. As a member of the Young Academy, you will have access to the exclusive range of events for a period of up to six years. The call for applications open annually during summer.
Outstanding post-doctoral research consisting of one or two publications that are not older than three years. It must be an independent research contribution (co-authorships are not excluded - in this case, please clearly mark your contribution to the overall project). Dissertation papers cannot be submitted.
Scientists working at TU Dortmund University who have a doctorate and are still below the professorship level are eligible to apply. The application is done as a self-application.
- High scientific quality
- High (internat.) visibility of the research work (e.g. frequency of call, citation, public perception, presentation at (internat.) conferences, etc.)
- Relevance (to society as a whole, to TU Dortmund research, ...)
- If applicable: Relevance to third-party funding (was the research financed with third-party funding or did it serve to attract third-party funding?)
Please use your explanatory letter to make the significance of the publication transparent to a non-specialist audience.
In a one-step process, the Young Academy committee selects up to two contributions.
The committee consists of three proven young scientists from different faculties, who have already acquired high-caliber third-party funding, headed a junior research group or held a junior professorship:
The panel is chaired by the Vice President for Research, Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany (without voting rights).
The call for applications is open annually from summer to fall, and the prize will be awarded at the annual academic celebration.
The annual deadline is 30th September (11:59pm).
Scientists who have received the Young Academy Research Award or whose funding application has been approved become members of the Young Academy for up to 6 years. This gives them access to an exclusive accompanying program that supports them in building a profile with strong third-party funding. This program consists of workshops, retreats, fireside evenings with the Rectorate, and peer mentoring opportunities.
Attendance at the events in the support program is mandatory. In the first two years, each element (kick-off workshop, theme workshop, retreat, fireside evening, introduction to peer mentoring) must be completed once. In the next four years, participation in all elements (except the kick-off workshop) is optional.
Questions?
If you have any questions about funding, the research award, the application process, or the Young Academy's program of events, Dr. Maria Verena Peters will be happy to help.
