Eppendorf Award 2026: Apply now

Since 1995, the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators, endowed with 20,000 EUR, has honored outstanding achievements in the field of biomedical research in Europe once a year.

The Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators is presented in collaboration with Nature.

Scientists up to the age of 35 with an advanced degree, who are conducting research in Europe, can apply from October 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026 online at www.eppendorf.com/award/application.

An independent jury chaired by Laura Machesky (University of Cambridge, UK) will select the winner of the Eppendorf Award 2026.

Information about the award, the selection criteria and past winners can be found at www.eppendorf.com/award.

With the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators, which was established in 1995, Eppendorf SE honors outstanding work in biomedical research and supports young scientists in Europe up to the age of 35. The Eppendorf Award is presented in partnership with the scientific journal Nature. The Award winner is selected by an independent committee composed of Laura Machesky (University of Cambridge, UK), Richard Benton (Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland), Matthias Hentze (European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany), Madeline Lancaster (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK), Ben Lehner (Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK; Center for Genomic Regulation PRBB, Barcelona, Spain), Stefan Raunser (Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund, Germany) and Michael Sixt (Institute of Science and Technology Austria ISTA, Klosterneuburg, Austria).