Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2021, the Children Best PhD Thesis Award aims to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses 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:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission (original research or review) in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Number of Winners: One

 
Children Best PhD Thesis Award
 
Application deadline: 31 May 2026
Winner announcement: 31 July 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2025.

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
 
Year: 

Winner

Gábor Pál Stromájer
University of Pécs, Hungary

Award Committee

Dr. Paul Richard Carney Chairperson
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Prof. Johnny Padulo
Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano
Dr. Michael Brimacombe
CT Childrens
Dr. Simonetta Costa

Winner

May Sissel Vadla
University of Bergen and SAFER

Award Committee

Prof. Paul Carney Chairperson
University of North Carolina
Prof. Dr. Mark A. Connelly
Prof. Randall T. Loder
Indiana University School of Medicine

Winner

Laura Maria Fatta
Sapienza University of Rome

Award Committee

Prof. Paul Carney Chairperson
University of North Carolina
Prof. Vito Pavone
University of Catania, AOU Policlinico- San Marco
Prof. Dr. Karel Allegaert
University Hospitals Leuven

Winner

Kinga Gawlińska
Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences

Award Committee

Dr. Sari Acra Chairperson
Vanderbilt University
Dr. Bibhuti Das
Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Ming Lim
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