21.11.2025 Call for applications for the Marburg University Doctoral Award 2025

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The new round of applications for the 2025 Doctoral Award has begun!

Nominations can now be submitted to the dean's offices of all departments and executive boards of the research centers.

Deadline: January 15, 2026 

Marburg University awards the Doctoral Award every year. It is intended to highlight the outstanding achievements of young researchers as well as the scientific progress achieved with such work. Each year, the Marburg University Doctoral Award recognizes an outstanding dissertation from the various disciplines (sections) of the university:

Section I: Law, Economics and Social Sciences
Section II: Philosophy, Theology, History, Education, Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Section III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences (excluding Life Sciences)
Section IV: Life Sciences and Medicine

All supervisors and reviewers are eligible to nominate candidates.

Further information, the nomination form, and the guidelines can be found on the Philipps University of Marburg doctoral award website.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Early Stage Researchers by email:

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