Awards and scholarships
Hedwig St. Denis-Stiftung
In her will dated 30 January 1967, Hedwig St. Denis, née Rapp, bequeathed a quarter of her estate to Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz for use in medical research. The foundation supports projects in the field of cancer research and treatment/prevention. Research groups or individuals at the University Medical Center Mainz active in this field are eligible to apply for research funding from the foundation.You can find more information and a contact person here.
Novartis Foundation
The Graduate Award of the Novartis Foundation for Therapeutic Research – established in 1992 – is an award specifically for young researchers with doctoral degrees who are still at the beginning of their scientific careers and have already attracted attention through outstanding achievements (e.g., through a particularly good doctoral thesis, a publication with remarkable research results, or the development of innovative research hypotheses or approaches). The funding is intended to support therapy-relevant or therapeutic research. Clinical trials under the Medical Product Act (AMG) and the German Medical Devices Act (MPG) that are funded by a pharmaceutical company are excluded. The award is endowed with €8,000.
The grant will be transferred to the award recipient's third-party funded account. The funds can be used freely within the scope of their research activities. The purpose of financial support is to enable the award recipient to afford certain "extras," such as conference attendance, computers, books, or similar items. After approximately one year, or when the funds are exhausted, the recipient will prepare a brief status report for the foundation on the progress of the project and the use of the funds.
Candidates can apply independently or be nominated by the institution's directors. There will be one award winner each year from 2025 to 2027. The recipients will be presented and honored at the TransMed Science Day.
Please use the template for your application and send it to prodekan-forschung.um@uni-mainz.de by April 24th 2026.
Graduate award winner 2025
Dr. rer. nat. Georg Bündgen from Institute of Immunology with the topic „Polyamines regulate adaptive antitumor immunity by functional specialization of Treg cells“
The Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose Foundation
The Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose Foundation was established in 2006 by the private benefactor Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose and another benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous, as a non-autonomous foundation that is operated by the Johannes Gutenberg University Foundation. The objective of the foundation is to support outstanding early-career academics by awarding scholarships and prizes. The foundation closely cooperates with the Gutenberg Academy for Young Researchers, which constitutes an element of Johannes Gutenberg University’s concept for structured postgraduate education. The Gutenberg Academy offers special funding to the top 25 doctoral candidates across all disciplines at the university.You can find more information on the funding requirements here.
Stiftung Mainzer Herz
The Stiftung Mainzer Herz, which was established in 2007, is recognized as a non-profit foundation and is dedicated to promoting research and teaching as well as continuously improving patient care at the Department of Cardiology of University Medical Center Mainz. The measures it supports range from prophylaxis, i.e. the screening and prevention of these diseases, through to optimal care for patients who have suffered an acute myocardial infarction.You can find more information on the homepage of the Stiftung Mainzer Herz.
The Susanne Marie Sofie Haufen Foundation
The purpose of the Susanne Marie Sofie Haufen Foundation of Johannes Gutenberg University is to financially support students in the field of medicine and epidemiology by granting a scholarship of €300 per month for a maximum of 12 months. Students at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Faculty of Medicine who have achieved good academic results and whose financial situation is weak are eligible to apply.You can find more information on the foundation and on who to contact here.
The Tancré Foundation
The Tancré Foundation was established on 9 September 1965 by Dr. med. Ella Tancré from Wiesbaden in memory of her husband Dr. med. Erich Tancré. The purpose of the foundation is to directly promote research at the University Medical Center Mainz by awarding one-time scholarships (prize money) to suitable doctoral candidates in medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz to facilitate outstanding doctoral theses in the field of medicine. Doctoral candidates can only be nominated by supervising professors of Faculty 04 – University Medical Center.You can find more information on the foundation and on who to contact here.
Gutenberg Research Award
The Gutenberg Research College has presented the Gutenberg Research Award annually since 2012. It is endowed with 10,000 euros. The nomination deadline for the Gutenberg Research Award 2026 (submission to the GFK): 30 November 2025. Self-application is not possible. All further information can be found here(PDF 180,9 KB).