Bernd Rode Award

The Bernd Rode Award (BRA) is granted by the ASEAN-European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) to outstanding joint scientific and higher education collaborations between its Austrian and South-East Asian or Pakistani member universities . Named after Bernd Michael Rode, an eminent Austrian researcher and founder of ASEA-UNINET, the aim of the Award is to make extraordinary research achievements or contributions within the framework of ASEA-UNINET visible.

The Bernd Rode Award has been given at irregular intervals since 2016 in different categories (see below).

Target group:	The Award is granted in the following two categories: 1. Junior Researcher: no doctoral degree required – up to 2 awardees 2. Senior Researcher: applicants over a period of 10 years after completion of their PhD studies (in the arts/music field equivalent permitted) – up to 1 awardee
Target country:	All ASEA-UNINET member countries
Duration:	February 18, 2027 (Award Ceremony)
Degree awarding:	No
Eligibility requirements:	Eligible for application are outstanding achievements or contributions in science or art as well as music that arise from ASEA-UNINET collaborations (e.g. a joint research/art/music project, a research/teaching stay, a scholarship, etc.), regardless of when they were carried out. The prospective awardee must be affiliated to an ASEA-UNINET member university. Nomination by an academic member (at least at Postdoc level) of an ASEA-UNINET member university (the nominator), a self-nomination is not allowed. The nomination must be supported by a second person (the endorser). The endorser does not necessarily have to come from an ASEA-UNINET member university.
Closing date for applications:	October 29, 2026
Funded by:	ASEA-UNINET
Additional information:	The awardees will be honored at the next ASEA-UNINET Plenary Meeting in Thailand on February 18, 2027. The travel and accommodation costs will be covered by ASEA-UNINET. The award does not entail a monetary prize. Contact for nominations: berndrode-award@oead.at

Further Information

Former BRA Laureates

BRA Laureates 2024

BRA Laureates 2022

BRA Laureates 2020/2021

BRA Laureates 2019

BRA Laureates 2017

BRA Laureates 2016