Georg Manecke Foundation

In 1999, the non-independent, non-profit Georg Manecke Foundation was set up at the GDCh by the widow of the namesake Nina Manecke (1921 - 2024) to pave the way for young scientists to pursue their professional futures. By establishing the foundation, the founder wanted to help promote young scientists in her husband's fields of work in his spirit.

Georg Manecke's (1916 - 1990) interest was in preparative macromolecular chemistry and the practical application of macromolecular substances, especially for biochemical and biotechnical purposes.

The foundation will award the Georg Manecke Prize to natural scientists with doctorates or equivalent qualifications who are pursuing a further scientific career in basic or applied research and who, as a rule, have not yet completed their habilitation, and the Georg Manecke Scholarship to foreign scientists, preferably from Eastern Europe and Asia, to support their research stays at German universities or other scientific institutions, if possible annually.

Awarded the Georg Manecke Prize

Awarded the Georg Manecke Scholarship