The Heureka Foundation for Environment and Mobility honors outstanding Diploma or Master's theses that are dedicated to issues in mobility in connection with environmental aspects or the use of optimization methods with the
*** Heureka Student Award 2026 ***
The selected work will be awarded prizes of 2.000 € (1. Prize), 1.000 € (2. Prize), and 500 € (3. Prize) and an invitation to the HEUREKA 2027 conference at Kongress
Palais Kassel on March 16/17, 2027 (coverage of conference fee and travel expenses).
You can submit theses from all disciplines that meet the following criteria:
- The thesis investigates a mobility topic in connection with environmental aspects or the use of optimization methods.
- The work was done at a German-speaking university.
- The work was finally handed over to the respective department / institute / professorship between 01.10.2025 and 30.09.2026.
Applications for the Student Award 2026 can be submitted by the supervisor or by the author until November 30, 2026 by e-mail to
student-award@stiftung-heureka.de
Your application should contain (see http://stiftung-heureka.de/student-award/ for details):
- A 1- to 3-page summary of the work
- A CV (max one page)
- The Diploma or Master’s thesis as a PDF
- The completed cover sheet (download from the website) signed by a professor supporting the application.
The thesis and all other documents can be submitted in German or English.
The winners will be notified in mid-january 2027.