Award procedures

Apply for the BKD Academic Award 2027!

If you complete your research work on time and submit it by March 31, 2027, you could be the winner of the BKD Academic Award 2027.

Admission requirements

  • Welcome are outstanding seminar papers, bachelor’s and master’s theses and dissertations and scientific publications of other kinds. The competition is formally aimed at academic work that can also be sure of arousing interest and acceptance within their departments.
  • Institutions, academic teams, student teams, authors’ collectives or their publishers, and individuals (i.e. the authors themselves) are eligible to submit nominations.
  • Scientific publications are possible in German and English.
  • The production and publication period is limited to 2023 to 2027.
  • Applications can be submitted from now on. Closing date for submissions: 31 March 2027.

Selection procedure

  • Following formal examination by the BDG office, submissions will be assessed by an interdisciplinary jury to be appointed by the organisers.

Prize money

  • A total prize money of 5,000 euros is available to the jury for awarding papers. The allocation of the prize money is decided by the jury.

Further information at terms and conditions (pdf)

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