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Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2022, the Plants Best PhD Thesis Award is annually presented to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of plant science, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. Applications for this award are open from January to July every year and winners are announced in September.
The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A Certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in Plants (subject to peer review)— valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 3
Plants Best PhD Thesis Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD fellow 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 2025.
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 of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
Past Winners
- AKAlyssa KullbergAlyssa KullbergÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Simone Pietro GarofaloSimone Pietro GarofaloCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics, Italy- ASAvela SogoniAvela SogoniCape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Dilantha FernandoDilantha FernandoUniversity of ManitobaChairman
James BunceJames BunceUSDA-ARS
Oscar VicenteOscar VicenteUniversitat Politècnica de València
John HancockJohn Hancock
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