1st March 2026

Application 2026

The Aventis Foundation will continue its targeted support for young scientists in the life sciences in 2026. From March 1 to April 30, 2026, talented researchers who do not hold a permanent professorship and who work at one of the Aventis Foundation’s 30 partner universities can submit their application documents. The awards will be given to young academics, e. g. research group leaders (three years after the doctorate at the earliest), junior professors and tenure-track-professors who aim for an academic career but do not yet hold full and permanent professorship. The award specifically promotes innovative approaches in life sciences, i. e. biochemistry, biology, chemistry, medicine, pharmaceutical studies – each of which may be combined with mathematics, engineering and IT. Each year’s awards will be granted in cooperation with applicants‘ universities. To this end, the Foundation will partner with 30 research-intensive German universities. Accordingly, researchers administered by these universities will be eligible to apply for the award this year. The winners of the “Life Sciences Bridge Award” will be announced at the end of September. Each of them will receive prize money of 100,000 euros, ten percent of the prize money will go directly to the award winners as a personal grant. The rest is earmarked for funding their research projects. Application guidelines Apply here