Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators, 2020
About the award - Prize money € 20,000
Since 1995 the Eppendorf Young Investigator Award is granted annually to European researchers not older than 35 years. It acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. The winner is selected by an independent expert committee chaired by Reinhard Jahn (Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany).
This prize, which reflects the past and future of Eppendorf in a manner befitting the wishes of the company's founders, Dr. Heinrich Netheler and Dr. Hans Hinz, is intended to symbolize the close links between the company and the field of biomedicine.
The Award winner will receive
- a prize money of 20,000 Euro (for personal use)
- an invitation to the prize ceremony at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, Germany
- an invitation to visit Eppendorf AG in Hamburg, Germany
- coverage of his/her work by Nature in print and online (including a podcast)
Who can apply for the award?
Young researchers not older than 35 years with an advanced degree who are performing biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts.
How to apply
Online applications for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators are accepted from October 1 of each year onwards.
Your application must include:
- your personal data
- your curriculum vitae
- a title describing the subject of your research
- an essay of max. 2,000 characters (incl. spaces) summarizing your research
- a brief description of your major discovery
- your publication list with PDF files of your published papers (min. 3 - max. 5)
Your application and all submitted documents must be in English.
For more details, or to apply, visit the call webpage.
