The BASF Schwarzheide GmbH sponsorship award recognizes outstanding theses, dissertations and dissertations that focus in particular on sustainability, the circular economy or digitization. Submission deadline: May 15, 2025

The DFG awards the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize with ten funding awards, each endowed with 200,000 euros, in order to recognize and incentivize scientists at an early stage of their careers for their outstanding scientific work. Submission deadline: April 25, 2025

The Commerzbank Prizes are awarded in recognition of outstanding dissertations by young TUD researchers. Submission deadline: April 14, 2025

The Innovation Award of the Industrieclub Sachsen e.V. honors outstanding dissertations from all TUD departments that are characterized by the practical relevance of their innovative content. Submission deadline: April 30, 2025

The BOYSEN Foundation honors outstanding dissertations by young TUD scientists in the field of environmental technology with a focus on engineering solutions for the reduction of pollutants, noise and energy consumption. Submission deadline: March 31, 2025

The Werner-von-Siemens-Ring is awarded every two years to outstanding individuals or teams who shape our world with their entrepreneurial, technical ideas. Submission deadline: October 1, 2025

New generations of talented people in technology research are important for the progress of our society. To promote this, every two years the Werner von Siemens Ring Foundation honors individuals who have already distinguished themselves at the beginning of their careers through remarkable …

The Röntgen Prize at Justus Liebig University Giessen is awarded for new, outstanding scientific work and achievements in the field of radiation physics, photonics or radiobiological basic research. It is primarily intended to honor the work of early-career researchers.

The German-American Fulbright Commission is currently inviting applications for doctoral students who would like to conduct a four- to six-month research project in the U.S. starting January 1, 2026. Deadline for submission: May 1, 2025