May 13, 2026
German University Medicine Prize 2026 – open call
With the German University Medicine Prize 2026, Deutsche Hochschulmedizin e.V. honors outstanding team achievements from university medicine in basic medical research as well as in clinical or translational research.
The announcement of the €25,000 prize can be found on the association's website (application deadline 10.07.2026). The evaluation of the team and its performance is primarily based on a max. 3-minute video
For the faculty-internal selection, please send your expression of interest to the Research & International Affairs department by 25.05.2026().
In your expression of interest, please address the following criteria specified by Deutsche Hochschulmedizin e.V:
- the performance of the team;
- the team's ability to work together across locations;
- the communication of the team's performance;
- the innovative strength of the results, which were published no more than 2 years ago;
- the social impact of the innovation, in particular with regard to
- the relevance for patient care and/or,
- the translation of results into application and/or
- the prevention of diseases.
Further information: https://www.deutsche-hochschulmedizin.de/themen/preis-der-deutschen-hochschulmedizin-neu/ausschreibung/