Funding Award of the City of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
The Robert Koch Award of the City of Clausthal-Zellerfeld honors outstanding achievements in medical-biological research every two years with a prize of €5,000.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
In memory of its honorary citizen Robert Koch and to promote medical-biological research, the mining town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld has established the sponsorship award endowed with 5,000 euros, which has been awarded every two years since 1981 upon the recommendation of the Robert Koch Foundation.
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Outstanding achievements in medical-biological research
- Nomination or proposal by the Robert Koch Foundation
Evaluation criteria
- Scientific Excellence
- Translational Research Relevance
- Innovative Content
Description
The biennial funding award of the city of Clausthal-Zellerfeld honors outstanding achievements in medical-biological research and is endowed with a one-time prize of €5,000. The award commemorates honorary citizen Robert Koch and has been granted since 1981 upon the recommendation of the Robert Koch Foundation. As a prize form of the Robert Koch Foundation e. V., the program primarily supports translationally oriented projects that advance the transfer of scientific knowledge into clinical practice. The mining town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld thus promotes sustainable innovations with the potential to significantly improve medical procedures and therapeutic concepts.
The funding award is suitable for individuals, particularly scientists at universities and research institutions, who have already demonstrated an excellent connection between basic research and application through their publications and projects. A prerequisite for funding is outstanding achievements in medical-biological research as well as a nomination by the Robert Koch Foundation. Evaluation is based on scientific excellence, innovative content, and the concrete translational relevance of the submitted work. With this award, the city of Clausthal-Zellerfeld offers dedicated researchers an audience that appreciates their scientific contributions and makes them internationally visible.
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