The Division of Chemistry & Energy of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) is supporting the purchase of a fuel cell car for your school with up to 100 euros. On September 17, 2025, you have the opportunity to apply for financial support to help your students explore the connections between chemistry and renewable energy through experimentation.

Framework conditions

 

1. You are a teacher at a school in Germany. This campaign applies to all school types and all grades.
2. The GDCh will reimburse up to €100 per school for one set. If the purchase price is less than €100, the invoice amount will be reimbursed.
3. The promotion is limited to 20 demonstration sets. The winner will be randomly selected from all applications received by September 17, 2025. Applications received before or after the deadline will not be considered.
4. The prerequisite for reimbursement is a “proof photo” that documents the use of the hydrocar in class without showing people’s faces.
5. You allow the GDCh to publish your name, the name of your school, the class, and the photo on its website.

How do you get your demonstration set?

 

1. Choose a set from any company.
2. Please complete this Online form and submit it by September 17, 2025.
3. You will receive confirmation by email if you are among the lucky 20 who submitted the form on September 17, 2025 and were selected by lottery.
4. Once reimbursement has been approved, you can purchase a Hydrocar from the manufacturer of your choice and use it in school classes.
5. Please send the following 3 files by email to Maike Fries:
   -- summarized in one PDF file: completed & signed reimbursement form
   and invoice for the demonstration set,
   -- Photo demonstrating the use of the set in class ( without identifiable faces),
   -- completed declaration of consent to data use.
6. After receipt of all required documents, the GDCh will issue the reimbursement.

We wish you much success in your experimental lessons!

Her
Board of the GDCh Division of Chemistry & Energy

PS: Child-friendly models for the electrolysis of water to hydrogen and oxygen and the re-conversion of electricity using a fuel cell can be found here or here.