Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Mannagetta Award for Medicine

The Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Mannagetta Award for Medicine is given for outstanding work in the field of cancer research.

Applications are invited from scientists aged 45 and under (the age limit is raised by a maximum of 4 years for periods of childcare) who have produced outstanding research in their field and are working at a university or research institution in Austria.

Selection procedure

The winner is selected by an awards committee appointed by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The committee may also consult external experts.

Application documents (in English)

I. Application documents (in English, one PDF document)

1. letter of motivation including presentation of the applicant's research achievements with regard to the current state of research in the field (max. 2 pages)
2. CV in tabular form including list of publications
3. brief description of the nature and extent of the applicant's contribution to the submitted publications

II. publications (max. three PDF documents)

1. Selection of the three most important publications documenting the award-worthy achievement (as upt to three PDF files)

Upload via online form

The completed documents are to be uploaded via the online form.

ONLINE FORM

Fill in the online form and upload the documents as a total of max. 4 PDF files.

(The online form will be available in June 2025).

Afterwards, you will receive a document that you will have to print and sign. Return a scan of the signed form in PDF format (single file) as an attachment to a reply to the received email (click reply button). IMPORTANT: The default subject and recipient must not be changed.

Processing

Upon receipt of your application, we will check that it is complete and meets the formal criteria and it will then be entered into the database of the Department of Fellowships and Awards.

Once the application has been checked for completeness, confirmation will be sent by email.