Rolf Becker-Award

The Faculty of Medicine of LMU Munich and the "Rufzeichen Gesundheit!" Foundation, Baierbrunn, will award the prize for the best original paper from the previous year or the current year in the field of overall experimental or clinical medicine as the result of a research project from LMU Munich. Cooperation with non-university institutions is possible. The prize is endowed with € 50,000 and was offered for the first time in 2012.

The prize is awarded for the best original paper from the previous year or the current year in the field of overall experimental or clinical medicine as the result of a research project from the LMU Munich. The work may also involve a collaborative project with other institutions; however, the lead must be clearly with the submitting member or members of LMU Munich. The thesis must be submitted in English or German. The work must be published in 2023 or 2024 (date of print publication from 1 January 2023) or currently accepted for publication; it may only be submitted once for application.

An application can be submitted by first author, equal second author and/or senior author. The submitter(s) will be awarded the prize and must be members of the LMU München at the time of publication and at the time of application for the prize. Previous winners of the "Rolf Becker"-Award may not apply a second time.

The application for the prize must be accompanied by a declaration that the work has not been submitted for any other prize, as well as the written consent of the non-submitting first authors, equal second authors or senior authors to apply for the prize.

The prize committee, which was appointed by the Faculty of Medicine on 12 July 2023, evaluates the incoming papers. The sponsor of the prize is the "Rufzeichen Gesundheit!" Foundation, Baierbrunn. The prize can also be awarded as a shared prize to more than one application. A division of the prize endowment among the authors of a paper is possible.

Tender

The deadline for the submission of papers published in 2023 or 2024 (date of print publication as of 1 January 2023) is 12th April 2024. The award application should be sent with a short cover letter, curriculum vitae, the paper to be evaluated and the relevant declarations in digital form as a pdf document to the Research Dean's Office, Dr. Corinna Buschle, Corinna.Buschle@med.uni-muenchen.de

Contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Corinna Buschle, Corinna.Buschle@med.uni-muenchen.de, (telephone 4400-54645).