1. The prize is to exclusively and directly honour special scientific work in the field of the thyroid gland and serves also to recognize and encourage young scientists. q 10,000 per year are available. In exceptional cases, the jury may decide to divide the prize.



2. Young scientists who are domiciled in Europe and have not completed their 40th year of life may apply for the prize. Employees of industrial firms are exclused. The candidates are to hand in manuscripts of (original plus nine copies) their as yet unpublished works to the President of the German Society of Endocrinology by October 31 of the year prior to the prize-giving.



3. In addition to basic research, work involved in both diagnostic as well as therapeutic problems in this specific field also may be considered for the prize. The submitted reports must not exceed 25 type-written pages à 30 lines. The number of figures and tables is to amount to no more than 1/3 of the complete report. The manuscript, in either English or German, must be drawn up according to the regulations of a scientific journal. All rights are exclusively in the control of the author. After confirmation of receipt, the author may offer his work to a journal for publication.



4. The prize project should not include more than two authors. If more authors have cooperated in a project, the team should decide on the two main authors to be named for the prize project; if necessary, the remaining authors must give their consent in writing. The curriculum vitae stating the scientific career of the author(s) must be enclosed with the prize project. The author(s) must affirm in writing that at the time of submission the manuscript had not been published or handed in for publication in a journal (exception: published abstracts).



5. A jury decides on who is to receive the prize. The jury may decide not to donate the prize if the manuscripts received are not worthy. The decision of the jury is mandatory for all participants and is not subject to judicial inquiry. If not awarded, the prize may in exceptional cases be made available in the following year for additional manuscripts which are worthy.



6. The jury comprises: The President and two members of the Board of the German Society of Endocrinology, the speaker and two members of the Thyroid Section nominated by the Board of the German Society of Endocrinology and one representative from the Pharmaceutical Section of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt. Other experts (without the right to vote) may be included in the assessment. The chairman of the jury is the President of the German Society of Endocrinology.



7. The jury decides with a 2/3 majority. In exceptional cases, decisions given in writing form absent jury members may be considered. A member of the jury may not take part in assessing a manuscript if it originates from his working circle. In this case, the President calls another member of the Society from the same field to the jury.



8. The prize is usually awarded once a year at the annual meeting of the German Society of Endocrinology.



9. The President of the Society will invite applications for the prize for the subsequent year at the annual meeting. The secretary and press agent of the Society will arrange announcements in several languages for the c ompetition to be advertised in medical journals.

The President of the
German Society of Endocrinology