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Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2021, the Foods Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD theses in the field of food science, and to encourage them to continue their outstanding work and further contribute to their field. The application deadline for this award was 31 March 2026, and winners were announced in May.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 2
Foods Best PhD Thesis Award
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
Apostolia TsiasiotiApostolia TsiasiotiAristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece- AMAjay MittalAjay MittalUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Arun K BhuniaArun K BhuniaPurdue UniversityChairman
Theodoros VarzakasTheodoros VarzakasUNIVERSITY OF THE PELOPONNESE
Susana CasalSusana CasalLAQV/Requimte, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto- RBRicard BoquéRicard BoquéUniversitat Rovira i Virgili
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