Scholarship program of the GDCh Division of Coating Chemistry

The Division of Coating Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) promotes the participation of young scientists in selected Conferences, seminars or workshops by awarding travel scholarships (e.g. Paint Conference and Summer School of the Division).

In order to enable young members of the specialist group (students) to participate in the Summer School and the Paint Conference, the Division of Coating Chemistry provides financial support to a limited number of people:

 

• Bachelor's students (from the 4th semester onwards), Master's students and doctoral candidates from the study programs of chemistry, chemical engineering, Angewandte Chemie and similar at universities and universities of applied sciences are eligible to apply.
• The students send a (collective) letter of support from their academic supervisors, including the names, university addresses and email addresses of the respective students, by 25 August 2025, under the keyword "Lacktagung 2025" by email to Maike Fries (GDCh Office).
• The Division supports up to 20 students with a maximum of €250 each. Funding will be awarded upon receipt of the required documents (see above).
• Following the conference, students send the completed and signed GDCh travel expense form and the original receipts to Maike Fries.
• Reimbursement is available for travel expenses (second-class German rail, but also mileage allowance, for example, if groups of four are found for a car trip; solo car journeys are not eligible) and overnight accommodation costs. Reimbursement will be made via bank transfer.