The Bonn-based “Verein zur Förderung der Steuerrechtswissenschaft” (Association Promoting the Study of Tax Law) - founded by Dr. Hans Flick, senior partner of Flick Gocke Schaumburg, and other partners - awards the Hans Flick Prize for the best dissertations of practical relevance to the fields of tax law and business taxation.

 

The prize is endowed with a total of up to 10,000 euros, which may be split among a maximum of three awardees. The jury fixes the amount to be awarded in each individual case. The prize serves to encourage the next generation of academics and to help forge links between academia and the profession. The prize is to be awarded for dissertations which make a particular contribution to the practical application of tax law. The prize was first conferred in 2002. Employees of Flick Gocke Schaumburg are excluded from the participation.

The jury conferring the Hans Flick Prize is made up of academics, tax judges, tax officials and practitioners.

 

The prerequisite for applying for the Hans Flick Prize 2012 is that the candidate was awarded a doctorate between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012 (date of the oral examination) with “summa cum laude” or “magna cum laude.”

 

The deadline for the submission of dissertations is 30 September 2012. The Hans Flick Prize is to be awarded in early 2013.

 

Please forward your application for the Hans Flick Prize with two copies of your dissertation (one will remain with the jury) and a photocopy of your doctoral degree to:

 

Bonner Verein zur Förderung der Steuerrechtswissenschaft
Herr Prof. Dr. Andreas Schumacher
c/o Flick Gocke Schaumburg
P.O. Box 26 01 51
53153 Bonn
Germany