Gerhard Schulze Young Talent Award

The Working Group Archaeometry (AKA) of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry awards the Gerhard Schulze Young Researcher Prize in even-numbered years to recognize outstanding theses in the field of archaeometry. Bachelor's, Master's, diploma theses, or comparable scientific papers or dissertations from all subfields of archaeometry are considered, with a focus on innovative and impactful work. The prize, endowed with 500 euros, will be presented for the first time as part of the analytica conference 2026 in Munich. The prize commemorates Professor Gerhard Schulze, who played a key role in establishing archaeometry research in the analytical chemistry community. The aim is to promote young researchers, give them opportunities to network, and achieve greater external visibility for the field of archaeometry .

Submission deadline: October 31, 2025

Objective
The Working Group Archaeometry (AKA) of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry awards the Gerhard Schulze Young Researcher Prize in even-numbered years to recognize outstanding theses (bachelor's, master's, diploma, or comparable scientific papers or dissertations) in the field of archaeometry. Work from all areas of archaeometry is considered, with particular emphasis on work characterized by innovation and effective approaches. The goal is to promote young researchers, provide them with opportunities to network, and increase external visibility for the field of archaeometry .

The price
The award comes with a certificate and a cash prize of 500 euros. The ceremony will take place during the archaeometry session at the analytica conference, which will take place in Munich from March 24 to 26, 2026. Following the ceremony, the awardee winner will have the opportunity to present their award-winning research results in a lecture. The award will be selected by a committee appointed by the AKA Board .

Application
The award-winning work must have been completed no more than two years prior to the submission deadline (see above). All applications must include the following documents:

 

• a letter of recommendation from a university lecturer or a scientist working at a research institution,
• short CV with list of publications,
• Contact details of the candidate (email address) and
• the complete thesis (PDF file).

submission
Please send your application by email and summarized in a PDF file to the Board of the archaeometry Working Group, for the attention of Dr. Anika Retzmann.