Georg Manecke Foundation
In 1999, the Georg Manecke Foundation was established within the GDCh as an incorporated charitable foundation by the widow of its namesake, Nina Manecke (1921–2024), to help young scientists embark on their professional futures. By establishing the foundation, the founder wished to contribute to supporting early-career scientists in the fields in which her husband worked, in accordance with his ideals.
Georg Manecke’s (1916–1990) interests lay in preparative macromolecular chemistry and the practical application of macromolecular substances, particularly for biochemical and biotechnological purposes.
The foundation is intended, wherever possible, to award the Georg Manecke Prize annually to natural scientists who hold a doctorate or equivalent qualification, are seeking to pursue a further scientific career in basic or applied research and, as a rule, have not yet completed their habilitation, as well as the Georg Manecke Scholarship to foreign scientists, preferably from Eastern Europe and Asia, to support research stays at German universities or other scientific institutions.
The Georg Manecke Foundation specifically supports scientific excellence, international collaboration and early-career chemists – with a particular focus on polymer science.
Key funding measures include:
The Georg Manecke Young Scientist Award is presented to outstanding chemists and independent natural scientists holding a doctorate. The award is endowed with 15,000 euros. In addition, a project funding budget of 10,000 euros is available to support scientific work through material resources.
The Georg Manecke Scholarship supports research stays by international scientists at German universities and research institutions. Up to two scholarships of 10,000 euros each may be awarded per year.
Support for Conferences and conferences related to polymer science. The aim is to strengthen scientific exchange, facilitate organisation and enable broad participation through reduced participation fees.
Project funding for independent early-career groups in polymer science. Material and travel costs of up to 10,000 euros are funded per project in order to effectively advance innovative research projects.
| 2019 | Julian Thiele, Dresden |
| 2016 | Sebastian Kruss, Göttingen |
| 2014 | Frederik Wurm, Mainz |
| 2012 | Leonid Ionov, Dresden |
| 2007 | Andrij Pich, Dresden |
| 2003 | Jörg Tiller, Freiburg |
| 2000 | Brigitte Voit, Dresden |
| 2010 | Nadiya Solomko, Lviv/Ukraine |
| 2006 | Eliska Svobodova, Pardubice/Czech Republic |
| 2001 | Eva Lichnerova, Bratislava, Slovakia |
GDCh-Executive Director: Dr. Tom Kinzel, Frankfurt a. M. (Chair)
Dr. Joachim Simon, Grevenbroich
Prof. Dr. Rainer Haag, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Helmut Ritter, Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Voit, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Ottow, Berlin
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