Ata Delbasteh, Head of the Department of Culture and Education, is looking forward to the award ceremony during this anniversary year and will present the scholarships together with representatives from the universities on Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5:00 p.m. in the Old Cafeteria of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Linke Aula (Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 3-5, 55128 Mainz) 

Since 1946, the Gutenberg Scholarships have been awarded to support academic education at Mainz’s universities and to express the city’s close ties to them. The Gutenberg Scholarships recognize completed academic theses that represent outstanding scholarly, artistic, or professional achievement and are thematically related to the state capital of Mainz.

In 2026, the state capital of Mainz will award five Gutenberg Scholarships to a total of five recipients: two for theses at Mainz University of Applied Sciences and three for theses at Johannes Gutenberg University. This year, the projects again cover a wide range of topics and come from the fields of interior design, architecture, social sciences, media and sports, molecular physiology, and philosophy and philology.

Gutenberg Scholarships 2026

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Caroline Victoria TRAPP
“Social Media Takes the Lead – The Role of Social Media in the 2024 Local Election Campaign in Mainz”

Christina KIMMERLE
“In vitro Analyses of Plant Latex-Derived Extracts Targeting Microbial Growth and Quorum Sensing”

Julia Katharina DUDZIK
“An Investigation of the Relationship Between Street Names and Cultural Memory Using the Street Name Corpora of the Cities of Mainz and Dijon as Examples”

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Johanna KLUSCH
"PART | WORK | CITY – Urban Regeneration Through Learning, Sharing, and Collaborative Action"

Konrad NEDEZKI
"NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER – A Tower Rarely Stands Alone"

As part of the award ceremony, the scholarship recipients will present their work in short talks. 

The Old Cafeteria at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, DIE LINKE Auditorium, is accessible to people with disabilities.