In order to promote young academics, recognize excellent research achievements by young scientists and increase the visibility of research results beyond the university, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts has been awarding the annual doctoral prize of 1,000 euros from the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts' funding association(Opens in a new tab) for an outstanding cooperative doctorate from the various faculties of Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts since 2022.
The current call for applications for the doctoral prize can be found here. PDF-File 59,98 kB
Qualification for the award
The current call for applications is aimed at researchers with an excellent cooperative doctorate in German or English under the proven supervision of a professor at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. The Doctorate Award 2025 refers to doctorates that were successfully defended in 2024.
Doctoral candidates can apply for the prize either at the suggestion of the supervisor of their thesis or independently. The completed doctorates must have been graded at least "magna cum laude".
Registration at the Graduate Center(Opens in a new tab) of Fachhochschule Dortmund is a prerequisite for application, but can also be done during the application process. The registration serves to record all ongoing and completed doctorates. Click here(Opens in a new tab) to register directly.
Review process
The review process is a three-stage procedure: After a formal review by the Graduate Center of Fachhochschule Dortmund, a pre-selection is made by the Senate Commission for Research, Development and Transfer (KII)(Opens in a new tab) . The prize is awarded by a high-caliber jury made up of representatives from universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes and research associations.
Composition of the 2025 jury
Evaluation criteria
Application
Application deadline: April 11, 2025, 12 noon
Applicants are requested to send their documents in electronic form in German or English to promotionskollegfh-dortmundde. Please submit everything except the dissertation itself in one PDF file.