Future Technology Award
The Schaeffler FAG Foundation breaches the gap between industry and science by awarding the ideas, visions and goals of those working at the universities, in research and business. The purpose of the Future Technology Award is to recognize highly innovative research projects whose real feasibility can only be tested at a high level of risk in terms of success.
Promotion Concept and Foundation Bodies
- Future Technology Award
- Scientific theses from the field of bearing engineering by offering the Innovation Award.
- Promotion of school development
Promoting Innovations and Competitive Performance
The Schaeffler FAG Foundation promotes science, research and teaching in the field of scientific engineering related to bearing technology.
The foundation breaches the gap between industry and science by awarding the ideas, visions and goals of those working at the universities, in research and business.
For this purpose, the Foundation is presenting the Future Technology Award - which is worth € 100.000 - for the first time.
The Foundation promotes highly innovative research idea. and competitive performance.
Treatises Related to Bearing Technology
The research idea can be submitted. We refer to the definition of bearings technology in the designated competetive conditions.
The research idea can be submitted by university/university of higher education or by an individual faculty/department.
The respective university/institute of higher education or individual faculty/department must obtain authorization to participate in the competition before submitting the research idea.
The request can be submitted in German or English.
Applications are to be directed to the Schaeffler FAG Foundation by the announced application deadline.
Address
The documents should be sent by post to:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Schaeffler FAG Foundation
z. Hd. Corinna Feuerbach
Georg-Schäfer-Str. 30
97421 Schweinfurt
Germany
or by email to:
Corinna.Feuerbach@schaeffler.com
Applications can be submitted until July 31, 2024 for the award ceremony in the following year.
The contents of all applications received will be treated confidentially. The university/institute of higher education or the faculty/department consents to the application documents that it has submitted being forwarded to the respective representatives of the Schaeffler FAG Foundation for assessment.
The Foundation will treat the application documents that have been submitted with the utmost care. However, no liability can be assumed for any loss, unauthorized use by third parties, or damage that may occur.
Recipients of the prize shall be selected by the committee of the Schaeffler FAG Foundation.
All decisions are final.
The Foundation reserves the right to forgo the awarding of any prizes in the event of a lack of applications of sufficient merit.
The submission of an application shall constitute a binding acceptance of the competition conditions.
Broad subject areas
- Rolling, plain and magnetic bearings for mechanical engineering, automotive and aerospace industries
- Both rotary and linear motions
- Mechanical and mechatronical solutions
- Ideas related to Industry 4.0
- Ideas related to the overall lifecycle
To apply, please use the application form:
Promotion Concept and Foundation Bodies
Foundation bodies
Foundation council
- Lic.oec. HSG Georg F. W. Schaeffler, Chairman JD/LLM
Owner of the INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG - Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann
Co-owner of the INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG - Klaus Rosenfeld
Chief Executive Officer
Schaeffler AG - Professor Dr.-Ing. Christian Brecher
Laboratory for Machine Tools
RWTH Aachen - Professor Dr.-Ing. Udo Lindemann
Senior Excellence Faculty
TU München - Professor Dr. Robert Grebner, Deputy Chairman
Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt - Professor Dr. Sandro Wartzack
Chair of Engineering Design
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Foundation Board
- Markus Gambihler, Chairman Foundation Board
Head of Human Resources Bearings & Industrial Solutions - Sascha Zaps
Member of the Executive Board Schaeffler AG
CEO Bearings & Industrial Solutions - Uwe Wagner
Member of the Executive Board Schaeffler AG
Chief Technology Officer
Management
- Peter Schuster, Foundation Manager
Vice President R&D Mechatronics
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG - Corinna Feuerbach, Administration
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG