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Best PhD Thesis Award

Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award has been postponed to 18 August 2025.

The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Launched in 2021, the Children Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of children’s health, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to May every year and winners are announced in July.

The Prize

– Bonus (CHF 800);

– A certificate;

– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: One

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Children Best PhD Thesis Award

Winners announced

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 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).

Past Winners

Winner
  • GSGábor Pál Stromájer
    Gábor Pál Stromájer
    University of Pécs, Hungary
Award Committee
  • PCPaul Richard Carney
    Paul Richard Carney
    Chairman
    University of Missouri School of Medicine
  • Johnny Padulo avatar imageJohnny Padulo
    Johnny Padulo
    Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • MBMichael Brimacombe
    Michael Brimacombe
    CT Childrens
  • Simonetta Costa avatar imageSimonetta Costa
    Simonetta Costa

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