The Hamburg Center of Neuroscience will award the best Phd Thesis (€ 1.500) and the best MD Thesis (€ 1.000) –
read about the conditions for participation below:

Scope of the award: Excellence in all areas of basic and clinical neuroscience research

Eligibility criteria: Neuroscientific focus of the thesis, PhD or medical doctorate (Dr. med.) achieved at one of the HCNS institutions, defense of the thesis within the time window 1 April 2025 – 28 February 2026

Selection criteria: Scientific quality of the thesis, scientific quality of the scientific publications emerged from the thesis with the applicant as 1^st author or shared 1^st author

How to apply: Please submit the following pdf files:

• Thesis, summary of the thesis, original publications and/or accepted manuscripts with the applicant as 1^st author or shared 1^st author, CV
• Filled application form
• Signed data privacy information and consent for participation form

Application deadline: 10 May 2026

Application to: Kathrin Harringa, Project Management HCNS, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, info@hcns.eu

Selection procedure: The selection will be done by the HCNS Managing Board

Notification and award ceremony: The award recipients will be informed by end of May / beginning of June 2026. The award ceremony is scheduled for June 8th 2026 during the HCNS Lecture.