The EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Award is intended to honour a young scientist with a doctorate for outstanding scientific work in the field of inorganic chemistry. This work, for which the young scientist acts as corresponding author, should already be published and not be older than two years at the time of nomination. The nominee should represent an independent field of research but not yet hold an established academic position or an established position in industry.

The prize is awarded by the Wöhler Association for Inorganic Chemistry of the GDCh and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (EurJIC).

The prize is endowed with EUR 1500.

The EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Prize will be awarded to an early career researcher of any nationality who has completed a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Chemistry for an excellent scientific publication in a field within Inorganic Chemistry. The selected paper, in which the candidate appears as correspondence author, should have been published within two years before the nomination. The nominee will be an independent researcher, but not yet in an established academic or industrial position. Eligible for nomination are researchers in industry or academia with responsibility in an appropriate field.

The prize is announced by Wöhler Vereinigung für Anorganische Chemie, a division of the GDCh, and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (EurJIC). The prize is highly paid with EUR 1500,-.

The Wöhler Association for Inorganic Chemistry of the GDCh and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (EurJIC) are organising the EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Award for the year 2026.

The prize is to be awarded to a young scientist with a doctorate for outstanding scientific work in the field of inorganic chemistry. This original work, in which the person to be honoured appears as one of the corresponding authors, should already have been published and be no more than two years old at the time of nomination. The nominee should represent an independent field of research, but not yet have an established academic or established position in industry.

University lecturers or industry representatives with a related area of responsibility are eligible to nominate candidates. Self-applications will only be considered in exceptional cases. A jury consisting of representatives from academia and industry and appointed by the Executive Board of the Wöhler Association and the EurJIC Board will decide on the selection. Legal recourse is excluded.

The prize, which will be awarded during the GDCh Conference on Inorganic Chemistry, which takes place from 7 to 9 September in Jena, includes a certificate and prize money of € 1,500. The award is financially supported by Chemistry Europe, an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries representing over 75,000 chemists.

The nomination must be submitted in English. The informal application must be accompanied by a copy of the nominee's original scientific work, a detailed justification of the prize worthiness, a detailed curriculum vitae, a summary of the candidate's scientific publications over the last three years and an expert opinion from at least one other university lecturer. In the case of self-application, the statements of two university lecturers are required.

The Wöhler Association for Inorganic Chemistry, a division of the GDCh, and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (EurJIC) are pleased to announce the EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Prize 2026

The prize will be awarded to an early career researcher of any nationality who has completed a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Chemistry, for an excellent scientific publication in a field within inorganic chemistry. The selected original research article, in which the candidate appears as one of the correspondence authors, should have been published within two years before the nomination. The nominee will be an independent researcher, but not yet in an established (or tenured) academic or industrial position.

Candidates can be nominated by researchers in industry or academia with responsibility in an appropriate field. Only in exceptional cases will self-nominations be considered. The EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Prize is an international award, and nominations are welcome for candidates of all nationalities, races, genders, sexual orientations and countries of residence.

The selection will be made by a jury of representatives of universities and industry appointed by the board of the Wöhler Association, and by members of the Editorial Board of EurJIC. The decision of the jury is final.
The prize comprises a certificate and €1500.- and will be awarded at the "GDCh-Conference on Inorganic Chemistry" to be held in Jena, 07-09 September, 2026. The prize is financially supported by Chemistry Europe, an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries, representing over 75,000 chemists.

The complete nomination must be in English and must comprise a copy of the selected published original research article, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, and a list of scientific publications over the past 3 years of the candidate, and also a thorough justification of the nomination and an appraisal of the work of the nominee by at least one other university professor. For self-nominations, at least two such appraisals are required. Nominations should be submitted in electronic form by March 30th, 2026, to the Wöhler Association for Inorganic Chemistry, GDCh-Geschäftsstelle, Dipl.-Biol. Nicole Bürger, n.buerger@gdch.de.

2023
Dr Felicitas Lips, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

2021
Dr Alexander Hinz, KIT, Karlsruhe

2019
Dr Crispin Lichtenberg, University of Würzburg

2017
Dr Fabian Dielmann, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

2015
Dr Dorota Koziej, ETH Zurich

2013
Dr Kallol Ray, Humboldt University Berlin