This award honours a scientist who has demonstrated outstanding research achievements in a field of glycobiology relevant to the GBM. The prize is awarded to excellent early-career researchers whose doctoral degree was completed no more than eight years prior to the application. For candidates holding a medical doctorate (MD), the time limit is extended to a maximum of nine years. Family-related career interruptions may be additionally taken into account, with up to two years per child.

The award is endowed with € 2,000. The prize money was donated in memory of the glycobiochemist Prof. Dr. Roland Schauer (Biochemical Institute, Kiel University). Nominations by colleagues as well as self-nominations are welcome. The GBM would appreciate it if awardees accept the prize in person and give a lecture at the “35^th Joint Glycobiology Meeting” (Leimen, Netherlands, October 25-27, 2026). Travel expenses will be supported by the GBM.

Nominations, including the required documents, must be submitted electronically by email to the GBM office at awards@gbm-online.de by 15 May 2026.

The nomination (written in English) must include the following documents (in this order):

• Contact details of the nominee and, if applicable, of the nominating person
• Curriculum vitae of the nominated early-career researcher
• List of publications
• Motivation letter or letter of recommendation from the nominator describing the award-worthy work
• Overview of the main highlights of the research activities (maximum 3 pages)
• The most important publications resulting from the work (maximum 5)

Please combine all documents into a single PDF file (maximum size 15 MB).

For further information, please contact the GBM office (telephone: +49 69 660 567-0) or the spokesperson team of the Glycobiology Study Group (https://gbm-online.de/en/study-groups/glycobiology.html).

General information about the Roland Schauer Early Career Researcher Award and it's past recipients is available on the award's website.