The online competition?Fast Forward Science?is a joint project of? Wissenschaft im Dialog?and the Stifterverband?and has been held annually since 2013. As part of the competition, the?Young Scientist Award?is presented. The Deutscher Zukunftspreis?is a partner of the Young Scientist Award.

The award recognizes the best multimedia content created by young researchers as well as newcomers on social media. The Young Scientist Award is aimed at students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers up to six years after completing their PhD who want to make their research accessible to as many people as possible.

The Young Scientist Award?is divided into the categories short and long. The length of the video determines the category in which the submission can be entered.

If you are a newcomer?and the first post on your channel was not published before May 1, 2025, your submission can be entered not only for the Young Scientist Award but also for the special prize?Best Debut Video.

Further information about the call for submissions, the different categories and prizes, as well as the participation requirements can be found here.

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