Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2025, the Future Pharmacology Best PhD Thesis Award recognizes young scholars who have produced outstanding PhD theses in the field of research of science and technology within pharmacology, and encourages 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 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: 1
Winner announcement: 31 July 2026
Eligibility and Requirements:
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD student 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 a certificate of enrolment at a school or research institute as a PhD student who is due to graduate or participate in a thesis defence).
