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Sustainability Award from the Mannheim Business Development

The Department of Economic and Structural Development will award 500 euros to one Bachelor's and one Master's or admission thesis that deals with the topic of sustainability. The submission deadline is 31 July 2026.

Successfully completed academic papers, project work, initiatives, and group work with a clear sustainability focus (e.g., relating to at least one of the UN's 17 sustainability goals) are eligible for submission. These must be explicitly addressed in the letter of motivation.

A letter of motivation and a project description must be submitted with the application. Important: The project/paper must be completed by the submission deadline on 31 July 2026. Digital submissions should be sent to: nachhaltigkeitmail-uni-mannheim.de.

Each university is eligible for prize money of 500 euro, which can be divided between two submissions of 250 euro each. In the case of group work, the prize money will be divided among the members. 

Information on data protection is available at this link (in German).

If you have any questions, please contact Julia Regel, Advisor for Sustainable Management: nachhaltigkeitmail-uni-mannheim.de.

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