MDPI Awards

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Applied Mechanics in the 2025 will be automatically included;
– The number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Requirements

–Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students and research fellows;
–Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

–Information about the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
–Curriculum vitae and list of publications;
–Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
–Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status at the institution in question.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Coasts in 2025 will be automatically included.
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

–All reviewers for Vision in 2025 will be automatically included;
–The number of review reports completed;
–The quality and timeliness of said review reports.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

–All of the reviewers for the Laws in 2025 will be automatically included;
–Number of review reports;
–The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

– All of the reviewers for Sensors in the 2025 will be automatically included;
– The number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Life in 2025 will be automatically included.
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Requirements

– PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, or research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from supervisor, research director, or head of department, which also confirms the applicant’s status.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All reviewers for Soil Systems in 2025 will be automatically included;
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Requirements

– Candidates must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
– Candidates must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of sustainability and sustainable development;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination

– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– A scanned copy of a doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

–All of the reviewers for Fractal and Fractional in the 2025 will be automatically included;
–Number of review reports;
–The quality of review reports.

Eligibility and Requirements:

–All papers published in the Toxins will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria:

–Scientific merit and broad impact;
–Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
–Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
–Clarity of presentation;
–Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Toxics will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

–All of the reviewers for Biomolecules in 2025 will be automatically included;
–The number of review reports completed will be considered;
–The quality and timeliness of review reports will be considered.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Energies will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

• The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
• The PhD thesis must be their original work;
• The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.

List of Documents for Application

• An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
• A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
• The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
• An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
• A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Cosmetics journal will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility for the Award

– Papers published in Climate in 2023;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements:

– All papers published in the Dentistry Journal will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria:

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Information are eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in ASI will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Lubricants will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Membranes will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements:

– All papers published in the Agronomy will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria:

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Drones will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or a recently qualified PhD student who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.

Required Application Documents

– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate proving that they are studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Technologies will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All the papers published in the JRFM will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– The originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– The creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– The clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information regarding the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head that also confirms the applicant’s status.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Magnetochemistry will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.