Master price
Since 2025, the GDCh Division of Photochemistry has awarded a prize for an outstanding master’s thesis in the field of photochemistry/spectroscopy to support early-career researchers.
The award includes a certificate and prize money of 500 euros and will be presented at an online symposium taking place in mid-November 2025 for the final selection of the prize winner. Following an initial review of the application documents by the selection committee, up to four early-career researchers will be invited to this symposium to present their master’s thesis to a wider audience. Following the online presentations, the award will be decided by a selection panel appointed for this purpose and representing the Division of Photochemistry. The prize may be shared.
The Division of Photochemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) will award a prize in autumn 2025 for an outstanding master’s thesis in the field of photochemistry/spectroscopy. Following an initial review of the application documents, up to four young researchers will be invited to an Online symposium, which will take place in mid-November 2025, to present their master’s thesis to a wider audience. A selection committee appointed by the Board will decide on the award, worth 500 euros. The prize may be shared.
Application
The following documents must be submitted directly by the applicant:
The master’s thesis must have been submitted no more than one year previously.
Submission
Please send your application electronically, compiled into a single PDF file with the subject line "Application for the Photochemistry Master’s Prize" by 16 October 2025 to the GDCh Office, for the attention of Maike Fries.
| Year | Venue | Name | Affiliation at the time of the award | Master’s thesis title |
| 2025 | Online | Annika Ingrid Prax | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | Time-Resolved Vibrational Absorption Spectroscopy of Electronically Excited Pyrimidine Nucleobase Derivatives |
| 2025 | Online | Maximilian Schick | Goethe-Universität Frankfurt | The Lipid and The Light: Probing Ultrafast Dynamics in Photoswitchable Membranes using VIS-Pump IR-Probe Spectroscopy |
To support early-career researchers, the GDCh Division of Photochemistry has awarded the prize named after Prof. Silvia Braslavsky (*1942) since 2025 for an outstanding Master’s thesis in the field of photochemistry/spectroscopy.
The award comprises a certificate and prize money of 500 euros and is presented at an Online symposium organised for the final selection of the prize winner. Following an initial review of the application documents by the selection committee, up to four early-career researchers are invited to this symposium to present their Master’s thesis to a wider audience. Following the Online presentations, the award is decided by a selection committee appointed for this purpose, representing the Division of Photochemistry. The prize may be shared.