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Foundations

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Foundations

How do the foundations based at the GDCh strengthen the chemical community and the reputation of chemistry? They represent a sustained commitment, promote education, early-career researchers and research, as well as dialogue between science and society – and thus boldly initiate changes that will shape the future of chemistry in the long term.

Three facts about our foundations

Foundations that make a difference

Under the umbrella of the GDCh, 16 foundations are administered in trust, directly enabling awards, funding projects and scholarships—not an abstract endeavour, but tangible support.

Awards that set standards

The Klaus Grohe Prize and the Karl Ziegler Award are among the most prestigious awards in their respective communities – complemented by support for early-career researchers.

From idea to application

From patent support for early-career researchers to current topics such as molecular main-group chemistry and green hydrogen – chemistry with a direct impact.

Our foundations at a glance

August Wilhelm von Hofmann Foundation
August Wilhelm von Hofmann Foundation
The August Wilhelm von Hofmann Foundation awards scholarships annually to students of chemistry pursuing Bachelor’s, Diplom or state examination degrees in chemistry and related subjects.
August-Wilhelm-von-Hofmann Foundation
Christel and Herbert W. Roesky Foundation
Christel and Herbert W. Roesky Foundation
Every two years, the Christel and Herbert W. Roesky Foundation awards a prize worth €10,000 for groundbreaking work in molecular main-group chemistry.
Christel and Herbert W. Roesky Foundation
Dr Hermann Schnell Foundation
Dr Hermann Schnell Foundation
The Dr Hermann Schnell Foundation supports young chemists, usually those working towards their habilitation, at universities or publicly funded research institutions with scholarships.
Dr Hermann Schnell Foundation
Dr Volker and Elke Münch Foundation
Dr Volker and Elke Münch Foundation
The Dres Volker and Elke Münch Foundation awards a prize worth €7,000, preferably to young inventors, for pioneering, patentable inventions in chemistry and chemical process engineering.
Dr Volker and Elke Münch Foundation
Georg Manecke Foundation
Georg Manecke Foundation
The Georg Manecke Foundation awards, among other things, the Georg Manecke Young Scientist Award for outstanding work and international mobility in macromolecular chemistry, as well as Georg Manecke scholarships to promote international collaboration.
Georg Manecke Foundation
Hans R. Jenemann Foundation
Hans R. Jenemann Foundation
The Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation is awarded annually and internationally by the GDCh and the German Bunsen Society jointly for work on the history of scientific instruments.
Hans R. Jenemann Foundation
Hellmut Bredereck Foundation
Hellmut Bredereck Foundation
The Hellmut Bredereck Foundation supports research in organic and bioorganic chemistry, with a focus on carbohydrates as well as heterocycles, proteins and nucleotides. The award is generally presented every two years in the form of a cash prize.
Hellmut Bredereck Foundation
Karl Ziegler Foundation
Karl Ziegler Foundation
The Karl Ziegler Award is one of Germany’s most highly endowed awards in the field of chemistry, covering the research areas of inorganic/organic chemistry, catalysis and polymer chemistry. Every two years, the Karl Ziegler Foundation awards the Karl Ziegler Young Scientist Award to heads of junior research groups.
Karl Ziegler Foundation
Klaus Grohe Foundation
Klaus Grohe Foundation
The Klaus Grohe Prize honours outstanding work on new principles in drug research with relevance to application. The Klaus Grohe Young Scientist Award supports early-career scientists in the field of medicinal chemistry/drug research in Europe who lead an independent group.
Klaus Grohe Foundation
Meyer-Galow Foundation for Industrial Chemistry
Meyer-Galow Foundation for Industrial Chemistry
The Meyer-Galow Award for Business Chemistry honours individuals in German-speaking countries who have successfully established a chemical innovation as a product or process on the market, ideally in a sustainable manner – with particular social benefit and characterised by mature, empathetic leadership.
Meyer-Galow Foundation for Industrial Chemistry
Reinhard Zellner Foundation
Reinhard Zellner Foundation
Every two years, the Reinhard Zellner Foundation awards a prize worth €7,000 for innovative findings on the production of green hydrogen and its application in the chemical and energy industries, with the aim of transforming industrial society in a climate-friendly way.
Reinhard Zellner Foundation
Scimus et Sciemus Foundation
Scimus et Sciemus Foundation
Every two years, the Scimus et Sciemus Foundation honours scientific work on symmetry in chemistry and also awards one-off prizes of €2,000 each for the first synthesis of 1,2,3,4-all-cis-tetravinylcyclobutane and 2,4,6,8-tetramethylene-tricyclo[3.3.0.0^3,7]octane.
Scimus et Sciemus Foundation
Wolfgang Johannes Hönle – Art and Chemistry Foundation
Wolfgang Johannes Hönle – Art and Chemistry Foundation
The Wolfgang Johannes Hönle Foundation for Art and Chemistry supports interdisciplinary projects in the fields of art and chemistry. It supports science and research through grants and public relations.
Wolfgang Johannes Hönle – Art and Chemistry Foundation
Bettina Haupt Foundation
Bettina Haupt Foundation
The Bettina Haupt Foundation honours outstanding achievements in the field of the history of chemistry with the Bettina Haupt Prize.
Bettina-Haupt-Foundation
Bruno Roßmann Foundation
Bruno Roßmann Foundation
The Bruno Rossmann Award Foundation presents the Bruno Rossmann Award in the field of food chemistry.
Bruno Roßmann Foundation
Walter Kölle Foundation
Walter Kölle Foundation
On the homepage of the Society of Water Chemistry, you will find further information about the foundation and its foundation prizes.
Walter Kölle Foundation

What role do foundations play at the GDCh?

The foundations at the GDCh use their funds specifically to promote chemistry – in very concrete terms through awards, funding projects and scholarships. Awards are granted in accordance with defined foundation purposes and by the foundation advisory boards. In this way, they ensure lasting and reliable support. Our foundations enable visible support for excellence and early-career researchers, for example through highly endowed awards and scholarships, while also supporting practical and knowledge-transfer activities such as patent applications, as well as future-oriented topics such as green hydrogen.
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Foundations as Catalysts for Science

Those who want to make a lasting difference can establish a foundation with the GDCh: by doing so, you create a permanent foundation that supports chemical education, the promotion of young scientists and scientific progress in the long term – set your own initiative in motion.

A foundation as a tool for long-term social engagement

With a foundation at the GDCh, you provide concrete support for people, for example through scholarships, prizes or travel grants. You can realise your passion and life’s work with its own thematic profile, creating a visible commitment that has a lasting impact and remains alive for years through funding and awards.

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Your contact for foundations

Ralph Wieneke
Ralph Wieneke

Dr. Ralph Wieneke

Chemistry – (Y)Our Passion, (Y)Our commitment

r.wieneke@gdch.de
+49 69 7917 311

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