In 2027, the Student Award of the German Society for Crystallography (DGK) will once again recognize outstanding academic achievements (e.g., bachelor’s/master’s/diploma theses, state examinations, or comparable projects) in which methods and aspects of crystallography have been successfully applied. The award will be presented at the gala evening of the Joint Polish-German Crystallographic Meeting in Dresden.
The award is presented annually to up to three recipients. Each award consists of a certificate, funding for participation in the annual conference—including the conference dinner—and coverage of travel expenses in accordance with the Federal Travel Expenses Act up to a maximum of 500 euros, as well as a three-year membership in the DGK. The award is intended to help increase the appeal of crystallography, particularly among students, and to promote young scientists in the field of crystallography.
We cordially invite you to nominate suitable candidates. Please also share this call for nominations with your colleagues. All members of the DGK, members of related and associated societies, and other interested scientists are eligible to submit nominations.
Proposals may be submitted by the advisor, by the students, or by third parties on behalf of the advisor or students, and must be complete. Please send nominations (1 PDF document, max. 10 MB) including a letter of recommendation from the faculty member, a summary written by the student in plain language (each no more than one A4 page), the corresponding thesis, and the student’s resume via email with the subject line “Lieselotte Templeton Prize” to the chair of the prize committee:
Dr. Tilmann Leisegang
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Institute for Experimental Physics
Email: tilmann.leisegang@physik.tu-freiberg.de
Submission deadline: November 30, 2026
Award Committee for the Lieselotte Templeton Prize:
https://dgk-home.de/en/society/executive-committees/committee-for-the-lieselotte-templeton-award/
Award Regulations:
https://dgk-home.de/en/society/statutes/statutes-for-the-lieselotte-templeton-prize/
Past Award Recipients:
https://dgk-home.de/en/society/honorary-members-and-award-winner/winners-of-the-lieselotte-templeton-prize/