As of the Winter Semester 2018, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences will award a Best Paper Award each semester. The Award will be given at the end of each semester to an outstanding paper published by one or several members of the medical faculty in that semester.

The deadlines for submissions are 30 April and 31 October of each year for publications of the winter or summer semester, respectively. The Research Committee makes its decision in consultation with the Verein Freunde und Förderer der Universitätsmedizin Nordwest e.V.

Please send applications by email to the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. Christine Beardsley, email:

→ Required documents and criteria (in German language only)

Application criteria:

• A high-quality publication that has appeared in a peer-reviewed scientific journal

• Publication in the previous semester (printed or ePub ahead of print), i.e. between October and March for the winter semester and between April and September for the summer semester.

• The lead author must be a member of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg or one of the collaborating hospitals and an early career researcher (i.e. not yet a professor). The last author should also be a member of the Oldenburg School of Medicine and Health Sciences or of the University Medical Center Groningen. In the case of larger, collaborative projects, the last author may come from a different institution.

Selection criteria (assessed by the Research Committee):

• Scientific quality of the submitted publicationYour summary on the background, research subject, and importance of the publication
• The degree of interdisciplinary collaboration within the faculty and/or with Groningen
• If two or more publications are deemed to be of equal merit, preference will be given to female authors

Documents to be submitted:

1. The publication as a PDF file

2. A completed application form with the following information:

• Title of the publication
• Authors (please underline the names of authors from the University of Oldenburg)
• Authors’ affiliations, please highlight different working groups/University hospitals
• Journal, year, volume, pages
• Link to the publication
• Abstract of the publication

Summary of the background, research subject and importance of the publication (no more than 300 words), e.g. “This paper demonstrates for the first time that … opens up a new perspective on … etc.)

Short bio and photo of the lead author (no more than 50 words)

Please send applications by email to the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. Christine Beardsley, email: