Tauber Dr. Reich Foundation
The Tauber-Dr. Reich Foundation pursues the statutory purpose of "promoting science and research as well as education, public and vocational training, including student support in the Department of Gynaecology at the University Hospital of Würzburg and in the Institute of Organic Chemistry at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)".
Funding opportunities for young scientists
Dr. Reich scholarship for JMU students
The scholarship is endowed with 700 EUR per month and is granted for a maximum of six months, starting at the earliest from the beginning of the Master's thesis at the Institute of Organic Chemistry. It is awarded twice a year.
Prerequisites
- Enrolment in the Chemistry programme (Master) at JMU
- At least 60 ECTS acquired, with an average grade of 1.5 or better
- Module "Modern Synthesis Methods" (OCM-SYNT) passed or currently being taken
- Master's thesis in Organic Chemistry planned or just started
Application deadline
- Application deadlines: 15 December and 15 June
- Application to michael.moos@uni-wuerzburg.de
- Attachments: Transcript of Records, CV and short letter of motivation with details of research interests
Dr. Reich scholarship for postdocs
The scholarship is currently endowed with EUR 2,300 per month and is granted for a maximum of twelve months for a research stay at the Institute of Organic Chemistry.
Requirements
- Degree in chemistry with outstanding academic achievements
- Doctorate or PhD at a foreign university or research institution
- Publication list with at least four first authorships
Application deadline
- Application deadline: 31 July
- Application to michael.moos@uni-wuerzburg.de
- Attachments: CV, transcript of records, doctoral certificate, list of publications and detailed letter of motivation with information on the planned research project, confirmation of supervision from a research group leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry
Travel grants
Doctoral students at the Institute of Organic Chemistry can apply for a travel grant to attend scientific conferences. Each year, up to five conference visits can be funded with a maximum of 2,000 euros each.
Prerequisites
- Ongoing doctoral project at the Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Accepted presentation or poster at a national or international conference
Application deadline
- Application deadline: at any time
- Application to michael.moos@uni-wuerzburg.de
- Attachments: Proof of the accepted presentation/poster, consent of the doctoral supervisor
The foundation
The foundation was established in 2020 by the couple Marlene Tauber and Dr. Hans Reich out of solidarity with the city of Würzburg, the university and the university hospital.
Marlene Tauber
Marlene Tauber, born in 1939 in northern Bohemia and expelled from there with her parents in 1946, was co-owner of a company in the field of explosive ordnance clearance and system civil engineering, which was an equally important and lucrative task after the Second World War and still is today. Founded in Würzburg in 1964, this company soon had locations throughout Germany and is now active throughout Europe as well as in Africa and the Middle East.
Dr. Hans Reich
Hans Heiner Reich came from a traditional carpentry company in Würzburg that still exists today. He studied chemistry at the University of Würzburg and completed his doctorate in 1973 at our faculty under Prof. Kuball on the polarisation spectroscopy of aromatic hydrocarbons. He then joined BASF and became Senior Vice President in the international Plasticisers Division. Dr. Reich was a passionate chemist, hunter and above all a proud Würzburg native. He sadly passed away unexpectedly early in 2018 at the age of 75.
Dr. Reich Prize, Dr. Reich Scholarship and Dr. Reich Lecture
Out of gratitude to the founding couple and in honour of the late Dr. Reich, awards and scholarships financed from the foundation's income and awarded at the Institute of Organic Chemistry bear his name. Initially, the Dr. Reich Prize, endowed with EUR 1,000, was established in 2022 and awarded until 2025 to two graduates of the Chemistry degree programme who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements and whose Master's thesis was completed at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Würzburg and was awarded the top grade of 1.0.
In addition to the Dr. Reich Prize, Dr. Reich Scholarships have been funded since 2023. Young scientists with a doctorate who wish to come to the University of Würzburg from abroad and pursue an academic career can apply for a Dr. Reich scholarship. It is awarded once a year. In the winter semester 2025/2026, the opportunity was also created to apply for a Dr. Reich scholarship during the Master's degree programme in Würzburg. This will be awarded for the six-month period of writing a Master's thesis at the Institute of Organic Chemistry.
The Dr. Reich Lecture, in turn, is intended to enable Würzburg students to experience an outstanding chemist from abroad on site once a year.
