Rudolf Chaudoire Prize
Rudolf Chaudoire was an entrepreneur and industrialist from the Ruhr area who was especially committed to supporting young people’s vocational education. Named after him, the Rudolf Chaudoire Foundation was established by testamentary decree to support young academics and their research. Since 1995, the Rudolf Chaudoire Prize is awarded to exceptional academics in early career phases at TU Dortmund University.
Call for Proposals 2025
This year again, the Rudolf Chaudoire-Prize for qualified young academics in early career phases at TU Dortmund University will be awarded in the amount of 5,000 euros.
Please note: the application period closed on 30 April 2025.
The Rudolf Chaudoire Prize is intended to support research stays for qualified young academics in early career phases of TU Dortmund University through co-funding of research stays at a university or research facility abroad. The dissertation should not have been completed more than five years ago. The stay or stays are required to last a period of at least four weeks and contribute substantially to the scientific career.
The submitted documents should include the following:
- a nomination letter from the respective department or central scientific institution (max. 1 page),
- a CV of the nominee (2 pages),
- a letter of motivation, including a brief description of the scientific project (project and travel itinerary) and suitability for individual career objectives (2 pages),
- a budget plan for the planned stay abroad.
Proposals can be submitted by the deans of the departments and the directors of the central scientific institutions until 30 April 2025.
The selection committee consists among others of the Prorector Research, Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany, and Dr. Gert Fischer, member of the board of the Rudolf Chaudoire Foundation.
Rudolf Chaudoire Prize 2024
Dr. Monika Kipp from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (research stay in Sweden) has been awarded with the Rudolf Chaudoire Prize 2024 in recognition of her outstanding research. TU Dortmund University honored the postdoc during a ceremonial award presentation.
