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)
• Grade: better than 2.0

• 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.
• Grade: better than 2.0

• Application form (to be completed by the applicant)
• Form for letters of recommendation (to be completed by supervisors)
• Conditions for participation and details of the procedure

• by 01 May 2025:
  Submission of application documents
   
• by 30 June 2025:
  Evaluation of the submitted work by the commission
   
• 19 July 2025: (only for applications in the category of dissertations)
  Presentation of the doctoral prize at the university's central doctoral ceremony (Festsaal Neue Aula)
   
• 07 July 2025 (from 2:30 p.m.):
  Award ceremony for the prizewinners at the meeting of the TüSE School Board
   
• 24 October 2025 (from 4:30 p.m.): (only for applications in the categories of master's theses and state examination)
  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)