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SGKM

Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft
Professional society Award body
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Founded in 1974, the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SGKM) represents the largely social-science strand of communication and media studies in Switzerland. It is constituted as an association and is a member of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW). It holds one annual conference, invests in supporting mid-level academic staff through prizes and events, and has published the journal Studies in Communication Sciences since 2007.

Awards

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Saxer Award für die beste Präsentation an der SGKM-Jahrestagung Award
SGKM
Communication sc.
At its annual conference the SGKM awards a prize for members of the academic mid-level staff in memory of Prof. Ulrich Saxer, the society's first president. It carries Fr. read more
Next deadline: unclear
Deadline: The rules state no deadline of their own — candidacy follows from the conference contribution itself. The prize is handed over at the SGKM annual conference.
Funding amount: Fr. 500 pro Beitrag
Target group: Members of the academic mid-level staff who present a contribution at the SGKM annual conference; the rules count someone holding only a fixed-term professorship as belonging to that group too. There is no separate application: every individual and collective contribution at the conference whose first author is a member of the mid-level staff is automatically a candidate. The rules state no condition about nationality or country of institution.
Career stage: see website
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 01.08.2026
Website: sgkm.ch
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-01
SGKM-Dissertationspreis Award
SGKM
Communication sc.
The SGKM calls annually for applications to its prize for outstanding dissertation projects in communication and media studies. Since 2019 the prize has carried Fr. 3000. read more
Next deadline: unclear
Deadline: The application deadline falls in December each year. The most recently published call named 30 December 2025; no deadline for the next round is on the page yet.
Funding amount: Fr. 3000
Target group: Members of the academic mid-level staff in or from Switzerland who completed their dissertation project in communication and media studies within the past twelve months. The call states three conditions: the dissertation must have been written by Swiss researchers or by researchers at Swiss higher-education institutions, it needs a grade of at least magna cum laude, and applying requires SGKM membership. Neither the page nor the call states any condition about where the applicant works today.
Career stage: R2
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 01.08.2026
Website: sgkm.ch
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-01

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