November 10, 2026, 3-5 pm (CET), online
Meet the Finalists Live – Early Career Award 2026
Bright Ideas for Responsible Research: Finalists Compete for the €100,000 Early Career Award
Who will take home the €100,000 Einstein Foundation Early Career Award? Meet the finalists pioneering research quality!
Up to six early-career researchers, competitively selected by an international jury from a global pool of applicants, will present their proposals for promoting research quality. Following each presentation, both the jury and the audience are invited to pose questions. The jury will then deliberate and select the winner of the €100,000 award.
The €350,000 Einstein Award for Promoting Quality in Research in cooperation with the QUEST Center for Responsible Research at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité honors researchers, institutions, and early career researchers around the globe whose work helps to fundamentally advance the quality, transparency, and reproducibility of science and research.
The finalists will be selected a few days before the event and announced here. The pitches will be moderated by Ulrich Dirnagl, Secretary of the Einstein Foundation Award and Founding Director of the QUEST Center for Responsible Research at the Berlin Institute of Health.
The Early Career Award is funded by the Berlin Institute of Health.
The Einstein Foundation Award
The Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research honors substantial contributions that strengthen the culture of robust, transparent, and reproducible research across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and life sciences.
By recognizing and incentivizing forward-thinking approaches that enhance the integrity and openness of research processes, the award supports efforts that improve how knowledge is generated, shared, and evaluated across all disciplines. These foundational improvements are essential to enabling sustainable and meaningful responses to the pressing challenges of our time.