The Association for Chemistry and Economics (VCW) awards a prize for excellent academic achievements in the subject of business chemistry. The prize is advertised in German-speaking countries and awarded annually.
The aim is to raise the profile of the subject of business chemistry within the natural science faculties and to achieve greater external visibility. In particular, the subject of business chemistry and the award-winning graduates are to be made better known in the industrial environment in order to draw attention to the attractiveness of the degree programme for students.The prize is endowed with 1000 euros.
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The prize is awarded in a two-stage process.
In the first step, the professors who supervise students of business chemistry nominate up to two candidates in cooperation with the respective examination offices. The nomination is made on the basis of the overall grade of the Master's certificate, the successful completion of at least one internship in public or private institutions and the development of their own personality through experience abroad, social commitment or similar.
The proposals are accompanied by a personal statement (maximum one page) from the supervising university lecturer and documents relating to other additional qualifications.
In the second step, the prize committee decides on the awarding of the prize on the basis of the proposals submitted. The decisive factor for this assessment is the overall impression made by the Master's grade, internship certificates, the personal appraisal and the documents submitted confirming the other requirements.
The VCW Study Prize is awarded once a year to up to three prizewinners. Proposals for candidates must be submitted by the supervising university teacher by 15 August of each year to the office of the German Chemical Society in electronic form to Maike Fries (m.fries@gdch.de) submitted. A maximum of two proposals per university or college can be submitted. Self-applications are not possible.
The submission consists of the Master's and internship certificates as well as the candidate's CV and a personal statement (max. one page) from the supervising university lecturer. Other documented additional qualifications can be attached to the application.
The Master's theses submitted must not have been completed more than one year ago.The prize committee consists of four experts, one board member and one representative nominated by the JuWiChem Federal Executive Board. At least two members of the prize committee must come from the industry, the board or the core team of the VCW. The four experts on the prize committee are appointed by the VCW Executive Board for a period of two years. Re-election is possible. In addition to the nomination of the award winner, the other nominees will also be announced and honoured with a certificate.
Decision of the VCW Board of Directors from 26 June 20242025
Johanna Juliana Großmann, Düsseldorf
Nadja Gutekunst, Ulm
2024
Felix Zervas, Düsseldorf
2023
Iris Blumenhofer, Ulm
Simon Schlehuber, Münster
2022
Elena Fischer, Ulm
Laura Stenzel, Düsseldorf
2021
André Hemmelder, Düsseldorf
Andrea Wrabel, Ulm
2020
Ina Marie Jonalik, Düsseldorf
Mareike Peters, Kiel
2019
Julian Vogel, Ulm
2018
Anja Müsch, Düsseldorf
2017
Laura Franke, Ulm
Melanie Zhang, Münster
2016
Matthias Henzgen, Düsseldorf
2015
Lisa Kretzberg, Essen
2014
Katrin Renger, Münster
2013
Dr Carsten Gelhard, Münster
2012
Christian Blaszkewicz, Dortmund
Steffen Hartung, Ulm
Julia Wagner, Düsseldorf
2010
Verena Breuers, Düsseldorf
2009
Alice Marcinowski, Dubai
2008
Markus Effinger, Ludwigshafen
At its meeting on 27 January 2020 in Frankfurt, the Executive Board decided to award a certificate to all those who were nominated for the Business Chemistry Study Award but did not receive it. The names of the nominees will be read out when the prize is awarded.
2025
Julia Diemand, Münster
Celina Knop, Münster
Xiaosu Li, Kiel
Nicole Neubauer, Regensburg
Marius Schler, Ulm
Chiara Schmid, Regensburg
2024
Sophie-Christine Janz, Idstein
Anne Sehnal, Münster
Ann-Christin Seidl, Regensburg
Anna Sybrecht, Münster
Jonas Vonnahme, Düsseldorf
2023
Lina Charlotte Assenmacher, Düsseldorf
Christine Drießlein, Regensburg
Ann Katrin Finkenauer, Idstein
Richard Gartmann, Münster
Steven Geschwindner, Idstein
Nik Hannes Hab, Ulm
Sven Westheimer, Düsseldorf
2022
Laura Dahrendorf, Münster
Jan Hettig, Ulm
Jonas Meyerratken, Münster
Anna Clara Weigt, Kiel
2021
Melina Feldhof, Düsseldorf
Leon Franz, Ulm
Florian Frieden, Münster
Janine Hellmers, Kiel
Kathrin Kirchhoff, Münster
2020
Ignaz Betcke, Düsseldorf
Corinna Fauth, Ulm
Enno Alexander Kreher, Ulm
Julian Michael Volzer, Münster
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