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Erasmus Prize Charter and Modalities

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The Erasmus Prize for Liberal Arts and Sciences, funded by the Sparkasse Freiburg-Nördlicher Breisgau since 2013, underscores the epistemological focus of the Liberal Arts and Sciences study program at University College Freiburg. Since 2018 the prize is awarded in two categories: for Bachelor- and Master Theses and for Dissertations and first Postdoc-Papers.

The Erasmus Prize is awarded to scientific works that are exemplary in their interdisciplinary perspective and make a substantial contribution to bridging academic disciplines, such as the natural sciences and the humanities.

  • The prize addresses young researchers from all fields and faculties of the University of Freiburg and from University College Freiburg partner institutions.
  • The prize comes with an endowment of 1,500 Euro for Bachelor- and Master Theses and of 3,500 Euro for Dissertations and first Postdoc-Papers.

  • The Erasmus Prize Board of Trustees decides on the awarding of the prize. The board members are as follows: the Vice-President of Academic Affairs of the University of Freiburg, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, the Dean of Studies of the LAS Program, the two full professors of University College Freiburg, and two annually changing full-time professors of faculties of the University of Freiburg not otherwise represented on the board. The UCF Director of Outreach is Chairman of the Board, a representative of the Sparkasse Freiburg participates in the Board meetings. 

  • The call for applications is announced every year in the Winter Semester. Applications must be handed in in form of nominations that must be submitted by professors of the University of Freiburg. Nominations from partner institutions should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Joachim Gehrke, UCF Director of Outreach. Self-nominations will not be considered. Work submitted can be in English or German. Nominations must include a letter of reference, a summary of the thesis or paper (max. 1000 words), the thesis or paper itself, as well as the nominee's CV. You can find more information on the call for applications on our website during the Winter Semester.

Here you can read more on the call's new modalities: interview with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Joachim Gehrke.