Excellent supervision is a key foundation for successful doctoral studies — and this is
exactly what GRADE, the central post-/graduate academy of Goethe University, seeks to
promote. With the “Best Doctoral Supervision” award, endowed with €5,000, GRADE
recognizes outstanding commitment in doctoral supervision, highlights exemplary
mentoring practices, and honors supervisors who make a lasting impact on the academic
and personal development of doctoral candidates.
Nominations may be submitted until 15 September 2026.
The award will be presented during a ceremony on November 30, 2026.
Professors, lecturers and junior
researcher group leaders of Goethe
University.
Groups with at least three doctoral
candidates and/or graduates up to 1 year
after their disputations have the right to
nominate.
Send your nomination by September 15 to
GRADE via this link:
https://tinygu.de/nomsupervisor.
This involves filling out a questionnaire
and writing up to one page of free text.
GRADE’s internationally staffed
scientific advisory board serves as the
selection committee.
• Special commitment to the supervision
of PhD candidates
• Activities to structurally improve doctoral
supervision (recruitment or participation
in research training groups; innovative
and efficient forms of supervision;
supervision agreements, etc.)
•Accessibility, willingness to engage in
dialogue and respectful treatment of
doctoral candidates
• Special commitment to the introduction
of PhD candidates into the scientific
community (promotion of conference
participation, publication opportunities,
research-related stays abroad, opening
of scientific networks, etc.).
• Support of doctoral candidates in
exploring possible career paths
• Special commitment to
internationalization, interdisciplinarity,
and diversity
• Conducting workshops for PhD
candidates, e.g. as part of the GRADE
training program
For more information and details of past award events, please visit website.
