Prizes from the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation

SICK AG, founded by Dr. Erwin Sick, is a manufacturer of intelligent and innovative sensors in the fields of factory, logistics and process automation. To promote engineering and natural sciences, the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation at the TUD Dresden University of Technology (TUD) endows a doctoral prize on the subject of measurement systems technology as well as other prizes for measurement and sensor technology.

In awarding the prizes of the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation, particular emphasis is placed on

• progress for science and
• the relevance of the research results for practical measurement tasks.

University Prize

The University Prize of the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation has an endowment of 5,000 euros and is awarded for an outstanding dissertation on the subject of measurement system technology.

Further information University Prize of the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation

Prizes for measurement and sensor technology

The Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation's prizes for measurement and sensor technology are endowed with a total of 4,500 euros and are awarded for several outstanding theses such as dissertations, diploma or master's theses as well as student research projects or bachelor's theses.

Further information Prizes for measurement and sensor technology

Eligible for the University Prize and the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation Prizes for Measurement and Sensor Technology are theses completed at the TUD that have been awarded "magna cum laude" or "summa cum laude" or the grades "very good" or "excellent/excellent". Furthermore, the date of the defense, graduation or submission of a thesis must not be more than two years before the end of the submission deadline. Self-application is also possible.

Young Researcher Award

The Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation, Waldkirch, sponsors the Sick Young Researchers Award for outstanding work at the Chair of Measurement and Sensor System Engineering (MST) in the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the TUD Dresden University of Technology. When awarding the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation's young talent awards, particular emphasis is placed on progress for science, understanding of measurement systems and the relevance of the research results for practical measurement tasks.The Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation's young talent awards have a total endowment of 500 euros and can be awarded for one or more outstanding diploma, master's, bachelor's, degree or research theses. Furthermore, the date of graduation or submission of a thesis must not be more than two years before the end of the submission deadline.

Further information on the Young Talent Award

Documents to be submitted

The proposals must be submitted with a detailed justification, the respective reviews of the work, the curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a copy of the work and the respective certificate or diploma by e-mail to the Office of the Rector / Academic Committees, Mandy Dziubanek, mandy.dziubanek@tu-dresden.de, telephone 0351 463 37068.

Submission deadline

Submission deadline extended!

The submission deadline is January 25, 2026.