Meeting Award of the GDCh Division of Biochemistry

In 2026, the GDCh Division of Biochemistry will present up to ten Meeting Awards for the first time to support the participation of students and doctoral candidates in its Biochemistry Conference. Applications can be submitted in the form of an abstract for a conference paper. Each award comes with a cash prize of 500 euros and a one-year, free membership in the Division. The award will be decided by an awards committee appointed by the Division Board .

Deadline: December 31, 2025

Objective
The Division of Biochemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) will award up to ten Meeting Awards for 2026 to support the participation of students and doctoral candidates in its Biochemistry 2026 conference, which will take place in Würzburg from March 16 to 18, 2026. Applications can be submitted in the form of an abstract for a conference contribution (poster or lecture).

The price
Each award comes with a cash prize of 500 euros and a one-year, free membership in the Division. The awardee winners will be invited to present their winning work in the form of a poster or short presentation at the GDCh Biochemistry 2026 Division conference , which will take place in Würzburg. The Division covers the registration fee for the conference. The award selection committee appointed by the Division Board will decide on the award.

Application
The following documents must be submitted directly with the application: abstract for a conference paper (one-page) and a short letter of motivation (one-page).

submission
Please send your applications electronically and summarized in a single PDF file to the GDCh Office for the attention of Maike Fries.