The call for 2024 is open. The deadline for applications is 1 May 2024.
Every year, the TüSE honours outstanding qualification theses written at the University of Tübingen in the field of teacher education, school and teaching research.
In doing so, the TüSE not only makes high-quality qualification theses (dissertations, master's theses and state examination theses) particularly visible, but also provides incentives for future research work in the aforementioned field.
Thanks to the support of the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Universitätsbund, an award including prize money (dissertations: €500; master's theses and state examination theses: €250) can be given for each of the following qualifying works.
Which types of qualification theses can be submitted?
The award can be given for outstanding dissertations in the fields of didactics, educational science or subject-specific science. The work submitted for the award procedure must clearly demonstrate a connection to the topic of teacher education, school and teaching research.
State examination theses and Master's theses with a subject-didactic or educational science focus can be submitted for the award. Subject-specific qualifying theses with a clear thematic reference to teacher education, school and teaching research can also be submitted. This includes Master's theses (including those outside the Master of Education) that were written within the aforementioned thematic complex.
The review process of the submitted qualification theses is carried out in a criteria-driven manner by the intensive work of reviewers from various fields, who are requested by the TüSE.
Membership at the TüSE for at least one year (calculated from the date of application)
Completed doctorate procedure (date of certificate, if already available, must not be more than 12 months before the closing date for applications; if the certificate is not available, a certificate of the passed doctoral examination from the Dean's Office is requested)
Doctorate must have been prepared and initially reviewed at the university
Recommendation for the award has to be made by the first reviewer of the thesis (please note: each first reviewer may only recommend one thesis for the award per category)
Application requirements for state examination and master's theses
The qualifying thesis was written, supervised and reviewed at the University of Tübingen
The review process is complete; the reviews are available (or, at the graduate's request, will be sent directly to the TüSE for the purpose of participating in the award processes).
The date of the qualified certificate must not be more than 12 months before the application deadline.
by 01/05/2024: Submission of application documents
by 15/06/2024: Evaluation of the submitted work by the commission
13/07/2024: (only for applications in the category of dissertations) Presentation of the doctoral prize at the university's central doctoral ceremony (Festsaal Neue Aula)
15 July 2024 (from 2:30 p.m.): Award ceremony for the prizewinners at the meeting of the TüSE School Board
25 October 2024 (from 4:30 p.m.): (only for applications in the categories of state examination and master's theses) Presentation of the prizes at the TüSE graduation ceremony for teaching students, including a short presentation of the award-winning theses by the prizewinners (Festsaal Neue Aula)
