Carl-Duisberg-Gedächtnispreis

The Carl-Duisberg-Gedächtnispreis is an award bestowed for the promotion of early academic career researchers in chemistry. It is awarded annually by the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) and was first given in 1936. The prize carries a total endowment of €7,500 and is intended to recognise significant scientific contributions in the chemical sciences. Recipients are typically researchers affiliated with German universities or German nationals at foreign universities who meet the eligibility criteria.

Monetary prize of €7,500 in total (€5,000 to the recipient and €2,500 to the research group) and a certificate.

The prize is awarded to researchers working at a German university or to German nationals working at a foreign university, who do not yet hold a W2/W3 or comparable position and who have not exceeded the age of 40.