- sponsored by the Walter Kölle Foundation -

The Society of Water Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) will be awarding up to three Student Water Awards to honour outstanding master's theses in the water chemistry subjects of environmental and water sciences, environmental and water analysis, water engineering and related disciplines that are characterised by high innovation potential, convincing objectives and a clear structure. Each award comes with an award certificate, prize money of 500 euros sponsored by the Walter-Kölle-Stiftung and a one-year free membership of the Society of Water Chemistry. The award ceremony takes place during the annual WATER. The award committee is made up of members of the Young Water Forum (JWF) and the decision on the award is made by the Board of the Division of Water Chemistry.

Criteria for judging the submitted work: (1) abstract & introduction, (2) research hypotheses, (3) choice of methods, variety of methods & implementation, (4) clarity of discussion & conclusion, (5) potential impact on water research, (6) originality & discussion of literature, (7) language & presentation, (8) time spent & depth of research, (9) grading, (10) justification of recommendation

The prize has not yet been announced.