Texas A&M - Lindau Scholars Program

As the chief American partner of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Foundation, Texas A&M supports travel for a select group of students and post-docs from American universities to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, held annually in mid-summer in Lindau, Germany. The Nobel Laureate Meetings provide a forum for intellectual exchange for scholars across generations, disciplines and cultures. Getting to meet, connect and be inspired by Nobel Prize winners and other young scientists from around the world is the opportunity of a lifetime.

In addition, Texas A&M also hosts a preparatory workshop for young scholars selected to attend the Lindau Meeting. Over two days at the Texas A&M campus in College Station, these young scholars from across the U.S. have the chance to meet with Texas A&M faculty and administrators, as well as each other, to prepare to make the most of this transformational opportunity at Lindau.

Texas A&M and partners cover the cost for young scholars associated with both events.

Read about the 2024 Pre-Lindau Workshop and Texas A&M's Agreement with the Lindau Foundation

75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

The 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be held June 28 – July 3, 2026, in Lindau, Germany, and will focus on interdisciplinary topics across the fields of Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology/Medicine and/or related disciplines.

Participants will join approximately 40 Nobel Prize winners and more than 600 young scientists from across the globe to engage in a week-long conference centered around research and dialogue. We are seeking nominations for undergraduate students who meet the criteria listed below to represent Texas A&M University at Lindau. Texas A&M will cover all expenses associated with conference attendance, including registration fees, lodging, and travel.

Selected nominees will also be required to fully participate in Texas A&M University’s Lindau Spring Meeting, to be held April 15 – 17, 2026, in College Station.

Nominations from Texas A&M faculty members on behalf of students and postdocs are due by midnight, September 29, 2025.

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Young scientists talking with Lindau Nobel Laureate Attendees. Photo courtesy of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Foundation

Nomination Guidelines

Eligibility

Nominees must be Texas A&M students or postdocs that are enrolled or affiliated with the university at the time of their nomination.

Nominees must be nominated by an academic advisor or faculty member. Self-nominations will not be considered.

We welcome nominations on behalf of:

Undergraduate students, who
- exhibit a solid knowledge in Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology/Medicine and/or related disciplines,
- demonstrate independent research experience.
Master and doctoral students, who
- have performed excellent research, documented, for example, by publications, conference presentations, grants or other academic awards.
Postdoctoral scientists, who
- are at an early career stage (i.e. up to 5 years of postdoctoral experience) and do not yet hold an independent group leader position,
- have presented their work at international scientific meetings, preferably as (invited) speakers,
- have published excellent research, in refereed journals as first, last and/or corresponding author.

Selection Criteria

Successful nominees should, at the time of nomination:

demonstrate excellence in their principal field of studies
receive very strong support of their application by academic advisors and/or internationally renowned scientists, who know the applicant well (please review the letter of nomination guidelines below),
have engaged in extracurricular activities,
be fluent in English,
not have participated in a previous Lindau Meeting,
commit themselves to being present in Lindau for the full duration of the meeting,
be prepared to actively participate in discussions with Laureates and Young Scientists.

Nomination Letter Requirements

Two detailed letters of nomination are required upon submission.
Each letter should be no longer than one standard letter page and must be written in English.
Submit each letter as a PDF-file
Describe the candidate’s achievements, DO NOT describe the nominating institution.
Prepare an individual letter for each candidate, DO NOT use a standard letter, template for multiple candidates.
Highlight specific accomplishments in the candidate’s scientific work or efforts in raising public awareness.

We aim to identify and select the most talented and interested young scientists. Please note that all letters of recommendation will play a pivotal role in the final selection process.