SupraChem PhD Award - in memory of Carsten Schmuck

Deadline: October 31, 2025

Objective
In memory of Professor Carsten Schmuck (1968-2019), the Supramolecular Chemistry Working Group of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) awards up to two prizes for outstanding doctoral theses in the field of supramolecular chemistry.

The price
Each award comes with a certificate and a cash prize of 500 euros. The award ceremony will take place during SupraChem 2026, which will be held at TU Dortmund University from March 8 to 10, 2026. The awardee winner will be invited to present their work in a short presentation. The Working Group will cover the costs of the conference. The award will be decided by a committee appointed by the Board of the Working Group .

Nomination/Application
Nominations can be made by the academic supervisor, but applications are also possible. The dissertation must have been completed with the examination at a research institution in Germany between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2025. All nominations consist of an informal cover letter, a concise statement of reasons by the academic supervisor (max. 1 page), the nominee's CV (including contact information), a list of publications, and the dissertation itself.

submission
Please send your nomination by email and summarized in a PDF file to the GDCh Office for the attention of Maike Fries.