TU Berlin Chorafas Prize 2025 for PhD Students

The Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation annually awards international prizes to doctoral students with outstanding research work who are expected to complete or have completed their doctoral thesis within the current calendar year.
The goal is to support outstanding young researchers by providing them with start-up capital for postgraduate research.
Since 1996, TU Berlin has been one of the Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation's 21 partner universities worldwide. TUB is granted two prizes, provided that appropriate candidate nominations are submitted.

• Table of Content
• About Technical University of Berlin
• Chorafas Prize
• Aim and Benefits of Chorafas Prize
• Chorafas Prize Courses
• Requirements for Chorafas Prize Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Technical University of Berlin

The TU Berlin is an active part of the international metropolis and the outstanding science location Berlin. Ideas for the future are developed here in the heart of the German capital.

Chorafas Prize

Aim and Benefits of Chorafas Prize

Prize award US$10,000

Chorafas Prize Courses

• Chemistry
• Engineering of Finance & Risk Management
• Informatics/Computer Science
• Life Sciences & Medicine
• Mathematics
• Physics

Requirements for Chorafas Prize Qualification

• Candidates must not be older than 32 years (born after May 31, 1993).
• Candidates may only be nominated once.
• The doctorate should (presumably) be completed between 31 May 2024 and 31 December 2025.
• The doctoral candidate must be a student at TU Berlin and can also be a research assistant at the faculty.
• The research work must be practice-oriented and the doctoral candidate must be among the best in his or her year.

Documents Required for Application

Please apply in English with the following documents in the order given below ( in electronic form in a PDF file via email ):

1. Cover Page with the following information: Full Name (LAST, first); gender; Title (eg Dr.); Date of Birth [DD/MM/YYYY]; Title of the thesis; Graduation date, or expected graduation date (MM/YYYY); Field of research; Passport size photo; Candidate's home address; Candidate's personal email address

2. Complete CV, including internships if any

3. List of Publications (only papers for which the candidate is the first author. All papers must be either published, in-press or accepted in peer-review journals)

4. Summary of research (up to one page only)

5. Candidate's personal note: “Why my research benefits humanity” (up to one page)

6. Letter of recommendation 1 (from the Ph.D. advisor/s. The salutation should be: Dear Members of the Board, ... )

7. Letter of recommendation 2 (The salutation should be: Dear Members of the Board, ...)

8. Selected abstracts of peer-reviewed published papers (up to 5 abstracts; no longer than ½ page each)

9. List of the statistically valid sample of candidates (Presenting 10-15 candidates that were considered, but not retained. The list should contain first and last name; faculty, or the field of studies; and thesis title)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit TU Berlin Prize webpage