Awards
CCCA Poster Awards
During the Klimatag, participants have the opportunity to rate the posters on display. Based on this, a jury awards the poster prize.
The poster must meet the following criteria:
- The poster is visually appealing and its message is clearly understandable.
- The content of the poster is of high scientific quality and innovative.
- The content of the poster is of high scientific and societal relevance.
The jury will re-evaluate the posters rated highest by the audience and award prizes to the 3 posters that best meet the criteria.
The CCCA Poster Awards will be presented on Fri., 10/04 in Session V.
We're delighted that the 2nd and 3rd place poster prizes are being sponsored this year by:
CCCA Early Career Researcher Award
The annual CCCA Early Career Researcher Award will also be presented at the 26th Klimatag. With this award, CCCA aims to shine a spotlight on and recognise the scientific achievements of young researchers. Submissions are made via a scientific publication, which is evaluated by renowned scientists. Every applicant receives written feedback on their submitted paper. The highest-rated paper will be awarded a prize of €1,000 at the Klimatag and presented in a talk within a scientific session. The prize will only be awarded to the author who is present at the award ceremony, or to a representative.
Following successful completion of the review process, it is also aimed to give other submitted scientific publications a presence at the Klimatag in the form of poster presentations during the lunch and coffee breaks.
The Call for Abstracts for the CCCA Early Career Researcher Award 2026 launched in September 2025 and is now closed.
The CCCA Early Career Researcher Award will be presented on Fri., 10/04 in Session V.
Criteria for the CCCA Early Career Researcher Award
- The thematic context and the relevance of the contribution to the current debate on climate change must be clearly set out.
- The work has interdisciplinary connections.
- The work should make clear why it is innovative or makes an innovative contribution to the climate change debate.
- The research question and findings of the paper must be presented in an accessible way.
- Scientific standards must be met.
- The contribution may be written in English or German.
Eligibility requirements for participation in the Call for Abstracts
- Timely submission of a scientific paper for the CCCA Early Career Researcher Award (submission deadline: 15 October 2025, Call expected to open on 24 September 2025).
- The submitted paper has either already been published or accepted for publication in a recognised scientific journal (in 2024 or 2025). In either case, the relevant journal must be specified and the "Editorial Decision Email" from the respective journal must be included.
- The applicant must be the sole or first author and must have largely conceived, analysed, and written the work themselves. In the case of co-authorships, the submission must indicate how the work was divided among the co-authors (at least 50% of the text written by the applicant themselves).
- Academic age of the author: max. 5 years after highest academic qualification (excluding maternity leave and parental leave periods).
- Reference date for the 2026 Early Career Researcher Award: date of highest academic qualification no earlier than 15/10/2020
- If you have been on maternity or parental leave since 15/10/2020, the reference date is shifted back accordingly by that period.