Käthe und Ulrich Pleiß-Stiftung
About the funder
The Käthe and Ulrich Pleiß Foundation is a non-profit, legally capable foundation under civil law based in Mainz. Established on July 2, 2013, from the testamentary assets of the founding couple Käthe and Ulrich Pleiß, the foundation exclusively and directly pursues charitable purposes. It is supervised by the Supervisory and Service Directorate of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and is recognized as non-profit by the Mainz tax office. Annually, the foundation awards honors and monetary prizes for outstanding master's theses, dissertations, and habilitation theses in the field of business and vocational education in the German-speaking region. The award ceremonies take place within the framework of the annual conferences of the Section for Vocational and Business Education of the German Society for Educational Science at varying locations.
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Mission & Vision
The foundation aims to promote the development and appeal of business and vocational education as an emerging scientific discipline. It particularly seeks to recognize theoretically grounded and innovative university qualification theses in order to strengthen scientific engagement with didactics and subfields of business and vocational education. Through monetary awards and material prizes, it supports early-career researchers and provides them with visibility within the academic community.
Target groups
The funding and award programs are aimed at early-career researchers who have completed their master's thesis, dissertation, or habilitation in the field of business and vocational education within the German-speaking region. Only the primary or secondary supervising professors are eligible to submit nominations. Self-applications are not permitted.