Research Award of the "Friends of IHP" association for pupils from the state of Brandenburg

Einleitung für die Ausschreibung

Current invitation to tender

The Research Award will be presented in the 2025/2026 school year for work by pupils in grades 9 to 12 in the state of Brandenburg.

Individual pupils or groups of pupils can submit scientific and technical project work that represents an outstanding contribution and was created during the current school year.

The prize is endowed with a total of 1,200 euros.

The prize is divided between projects in grades 9 and 10 as well as 11 and 12.

We get sponsoring by Sparkasse Oder-Spree.

Commendations are also possible.

A jury appointed by the board of the support association will decide on the distribution of prizes.
Legal recourse is excluded.

In addition to the thesis, a short statement by the supervising teacher must be submitted.

Please do not forget to include a contact address or postal address.

Applications can be submitted by email from now until 15 May 2026.
Please check the Documents to be submitted (in German).

The award ceremony will take place at IHP - Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics on 17 June 2026.

Contact:
Juliane Schlegel
Managing Director "Friends of IHP"
Fon: 0335 56 25 713
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Poster 2026 (in German)
Evaluation criteria (in German)
Documents to be submitted (in German)
Declaration of consent (in German)

Award winners 2025

Secondary level I

1st Prize with 300 €
Oliver Zinsen
„Showers4Future“
Barnim Gymnasium Bernau

2nd Prize with 200 €
Philipp Elgeti
„Veränderung der Wasserhaltekapazität von Böden durch Zugabe von Pflanzenkohle“
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gymnasium

3rd Prize with 100 €
Anselm Kuring und Melissa Triebel
„Regenerierbare Fußwärmer“
"Einstein Gymnasium
Neuenhagen bei Berlin"

Recognition with 50 €
Joshua Eilert
„Kann ‚Nasendoping’ zu besseren Noten führen?“
Oberschule Brück

Secondary level II

1st Prize with 300 €
Kiana Schwarzbach
„Diskussion der MOND-Theorie als alternative Gravitationstheorie“
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

2nd Prize with 200 €
Kaja Hartmann
„Extraktion und Analyse von Flavonoiden aus Blüten- und Laubblättern des Färbermädchenauges coreopsis tinctoria“
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

3rd Prize with 100 €
Kennet Stabe
„Veranschaulichung von Polarlichtern und einem verwandten physikalischen Phänomen nach dem Prinzip der Terella im Labor“
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

Recognition with 50 €
Marie Roske
„Der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Koffeinkonzentrationen auf den Anstieg des Blutzuckers“
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

Photos

1st prize of secondary level I with 300 €
Oliver Zinsen from Barnim Gymnasium Bernau

Congratulations from Gil Pönitzsch and Dr. Gerhard Fischer

© IHP
2nd prize of secondary level I with 200 €
Philipp Elgeti from Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gymnasium

Congratulations from Klaus Tittelbach-Helmrich und Gil Pönitzsch

© IHP
3rd prize of secondary level I with 100 €
Anselm Kuring und Melissa Triebel from Einstein-Gymnasium Neuenhagen

Congratulations from Gil Pönitzsch und Klaus Tittelbach-Helmrich

© IHP
Recognition of secondary level I with
50 €
Joshua Eilert from Oberschule Brück

Accepted from Emilia Doerfert
Congratulations from Klaus Tittelbach-Helmrich and Gil Pönitzsch

© IHP
1st prize of secondary level II with 300 €
Kiana Schwarzbach from Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

Congratulations from Dr. Markus Ulbricht und Gil Pönitzsch

© IHP
2nd prize of secondary level II with 200 €
Kaja Hartmann from Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

Congratulations from Dr. Markus Ulbricht und Gil Pönitzsch

© IHP
3rd prize of secondary level II with 100 €
Kennet Stabe fromCarl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

Congratulations from Dr. Markus Ulbricht und Gil Pönitzsch

© IHP
Recognition of secondary level II with
50 €
Marie Roske from Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium

Congratulations from Gil Pönitzsch und Niels Helle-Meyer

© IHP