They are hard at work exper­i­menting, inventing and tinkering with their own projects in a playful way. Every year, over 10,000 chil­dren and young people from the fourth grade onwards receive their first taste of research thanks to Jugend forscht. They present their results nation­wide in over 120 compe­ti­tions to a jury of teachers, scien­tists and trainers. This year, 137 young people are presenting their creative ideas at the Heil­bronn-Franken regional compe­ti­tion at Künzelsau Univer­sity of Applied Sciences. As the orga­nizer, ebm-papst is providing a stage for the young talents of the region.

“We believe in the project and in young people who want to try their hand at tech­nology, research and science.”

Timo Pflüger, sponsor repre­sen­ta­tive for Jugend forscht at ebm-papst

Promoting young talent out of convic­tion

For 27 years, ebm-papst has been orga­nizing and financing the regional compe­ti­tion as a sponsor company, even in chal­lenging times. At the state level, the company also donates prizes for the best training project. Timo Pflüger, sponsor repre­sen­ta­tive for Jugend forscht at ebm-papst, says: “We believe in the project and in young people who want to try their hand at tech­nology, research and science. Our greatest resource in Germany is inven­tive talent. As an inno­va­tion-driven company, we are happy to invest in awak­ening this talent in the next gener­a­tion.” It’s worth it because the compe­ti­tion serves as an intro­duc­tion to scien­tific work for many young people and chal­lenges their commu­ni­ca­tion skills when presenting their projects, an impor­tant foun­da­tion for training or studying.

In 2026, 137 partic­i­pants submitted a total of 72 projects to Jugend forscht:

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The Heil­bronn-Franken regional compe­ti­tion takes place every spring.

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Opening doors for young talent

The trainees at ebm-papst also present their own research projects, this year one from each of the two company loca­tions in St.Georgen and Mulfingen. In addi­tion to the two-day compe­ti­tion, ebm-papst also orga­nizes a supporting program of various work­shops, such as basket­ball with the Crail­sheim Merlins or a trip to the tram­po­line hall.

Timo Pflüger says: “We are very proud to be able to offer young people who are inter­ested in tech­nology and science new expe­ri­ences and a great adven­ture with this project.” But that’s not all: “We often welcome new trainees or students who first got to know us through partic­i­pating or observing at Jugend forscht—and that’s where we got to know them,” says Pflüger proudly.

The partic­i­pants will present their projects to a jury. The winners will go on to the state compe­ti­tion.