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Nomination deadline: 09.10.2026

The award, worth 20,000 euros, is intended to recognize outstanding undergraduate theses, master’s theses, dissertations, or postdoctoral theses in the field of environmental research. The award may be split among multiple recipients.

All professors, institutes, and faculties at Heidelberg University, as well as independent early-career researchers, are eligible to nominate candidates.

Nominated candidates must be members of Heidelberg University. The following documents must be submitted with the nomination:

• Two copies (PDF) of the work to be honored
• The candidate’s CV
• Laudatory speech (max. 1 page)
• Supporting statements, if applicable

Nominations should be sent by email to the Executive Director of the HCE, Dr. Maximilian Jungmann: hce@uni-heidelberg.de

Deadline: 18.10.2026

This call for essays invites reflections on the challenges and strategies of single and separated parents navigating academic careers. We are particularly interested in essays that explore how precarious working conditions, institutional structures, mobility requirements, and expectations of academic career progression shape everyday life, career decisions, and experiences of parenthood. We also welcome contributions that highlight forms of resistance, support, solidarity, and alternative ways of organizing academic work and family life.