Call for entries: Eppendorf Award 2016

From 1 October 2015, until 15 January 2016, young researchers working in Europe who are not older than 35 years can apply for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators. This highly prestigious €20,000 prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts.

The winner is selected by an independent expert committee, chaired by Reinhard Jahn (Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany).

The Award winner 2016 will receive:

• Prize money of €20,000;
• An invitation to the prize ceremony at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, Germany, on 2 June 2016;
• An invitation to visit Eppendorf AG in Hamburg, Germany; and
• Coverage of his/her work by Nature in print and online (including a podcast).

Full details on the Eppendorf Award, the selection criteria and Award winners since 1995 can be found at on the website.

Only online applications are accepted. The official online registration portal will accept applications as of 1 October 2015.

The Eppendorf award for Young European Investigators is presented in partnership with Nature.