How to win an award?

To win the game, you have to be in the game!

Awards help careers. They are the single most noisy and erratic feature of success. Even worse, once you pick one up, typically quite a few follow. Surprisingly, there is an easy way to improve your chances: Get nominated! Typically, very, very few people get nominated for awards and it is surprisingly easy to become finalist just by being nominated. As the choice of the winner among the finalists is so erratic, you will win some eventually if nominated. Thus: get nominated!

Here are some suggestions for awards - some easy, some difficult. Please let Jan know whom to suggest!

Awards for Bachelor / Master's Students

  • Datenlotsen Award
  • Odenwald-Kreis Award: Always check with your Master's and Bachelor students if they did their Abitur in Odenwald-Kreis. There is a really easy to get Award!
  • Freund der TU Darmstadt Award
  • GI Award

Awards for PhD Students

  • Freund der TU Darmstadt Award
  • Georges Giralt Award
  • GI Award