The CDSS Doctoral Student Awards
Each year, the Center for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences honors its doctoral students through the CDSS Doctoral Student Awards. The awards draw attention to outstanding doctoral student achievements in areas such as research, academic performance, publications, and teaching engagements.
GESS Young Scholar Grant in the Social Sciences
To honor exceptional ideas and achievements in doctoral research and to support professional activities that advance the professionalization and networking of young scientists.
The 2026 winners are
David Avagian & Vera Okisheva for their project 'Mannheim Transatlantic Authoritarianism Research Group '
Teaching Award
To recognize the contributions of CDSS doctoral students to teaching and learning at the School of Social Sciences and acknowledge the substantial contributions doctoral students make towards it
The 2026 winners are
İrem Karaçay & Johannes Lattmann
Publication of the Year Award
To recognize an outstanding publication published/
The 2026 winner is
Max Otto for his publication 'The cultural foundations of cooperation enforcement' in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization