Both individual researchers as well as teams from universities, research institutions, and companies are entitled to participate. Both, concepts and solutions can be submitted for evaluation. The principal investigator must work or study in Germany. The applicant(s) should have several years of experience in the area of IT-security. Initially the application consists of two parts: the registration form (deadline February 18th, 2008, letters only, fax will not be accepted), which has to be signed by hand, and the electronic application form which is available on the web as a pdf document (deadline February 28th, 2008), both of which have to be received on the respective deadlines. Text, tables and graphics have to meet the format requirements below.

The nondisclosure of all documents handed in for this contest will be guaranteed until the end of September 2008. All parties involved in the process of evaluation (evaluator and administrative staff) have committed themselves to not disclose any of the information available to them during this contest. A short version of the ten applications, which have been selected by the jury, will be published in October 2008. When registering you have to approve to this announcement. It is a precondition to being able to participate.

The application form can be found here (link) Sorry the deadline for applying has already expired.

Please use the following forms to apply:

LaTex: submission.tex
Word: submission.doc

Please feel free to generate your application via LaTeX or Word. Please use one of the samples as guide to structure (paragraphs), page break and size of application.

Use the samples to generate a pdf-file and upload it. For those who have registered, this will be possible from November 30th, 2007 onwards.

Important: We will only accept applications from those who have already registered. Thus, please register first. Your admission data will be sent to you soon after registration.