Seeking Exceptional Theses for the 2026 Max Eyth Award for Young Entrepreneurship
The VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. is set to award the Max-Eyth-Youth-Fostering-Award for 2026. This prestigious honour is bestowed upon the best agricultural engineering bachelor, master, or diploma final projects.
Eligible for submission are professors representing the field of agricultural engineering or supervising an agricultural engineering topic for a final project. Applications should be sent to VDI e.V., Society Technologies of Life Sciences, VDI-Platz 1, 40468 Düsseldorf by 16th January 2026.
The Max-Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering, a traditional hub and point of contact for the agricultural engineering industry, is closely associated with representatives from industry and science, administration, and agricultural practice.
Two authors of the winning projects will each receive a cash prize of 1,000 €, provided by the Max-Eyth-Foundation. A certificate is required for participation in the competition, from which the outstanding quality of the final project and its particular significance for agricultural engineering can be seen.
Promoting young talent is a key focus of the Max-Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering. The award is annually presented at the Young Talent Promotion Conference of the VDI's Max-Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering.
For more specific details about the Max-Eyth-Youth-Fostering-Award for 2026, including submission requirements and deadlines, it is advisable to check the official website of the awarding body or to contact the organizers directly.
The winners will be announced at the VDI-MEG Youth Fostering Conference on 8th May 2026 at Kotte Landtechnik GmbH & Co. KG in Rieste (Lower Saxony).
The Max-Eyth Young Talent Promotion Award was established in 1978 by the Max-Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering e.V. The Max-Eyth Foundation provides the prize money for the Max-Eyth Young Talent Promotion Award.
For queries related to the Max-Eyth-Society for Agricultural Engineering, you can reach out to Dr. Andreas Herrmann and Dorothea Velikonja at [email protected].
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Engaging in education-and-self-development through agricultural engineering projects can lead to personal-growth opportunities, with the chance to win the Max-Eyth-Youth-Fostering-Award. This competition, aimed at encouraging personal-growth and learning, is annually presented at the Young Talent Promotion Conference of the VDI's Max-Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering.
