Since 2010, the Umsicht-Förderverein has been awarding the Umsicht Science Prize and honors people who make research results from the fields of environmental, process and energy technology - the core topics of Fraunhofer Umsicht - accessible to society. The prize money is divided between an 8000 euro prize in the science category and a 2000 euro prize for journalistic work.
Particular attention is paid to the scientific level and the sustainable benefit of the work for the environment and society. Special emphasis is placed on the degree of innovation, market and application relevance as well as a clear and convincing presentation. In addition to dissertations, final reports, studies, but also white papers etc. are welcome.
In the journalistic field, the media form is open: Print, online, audio, video. The clear and comprehensible presentation of a socially and scientifically relevant topic as well as the independence of the statements are important evaluation criteria. Published individual and joint works will be judged.
Pure concepts, photographic works, books and unpublished works cannot be accepted.
All published works dealing with environmental, process or energy technology are eligible. Scientific works must not be older than two years, journalistic works not older than one year. Both can be submitted in German or English. In the case of joint papers, care must be taken to ensure that the main contributor submits the paper.
