Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2021, the Heritage Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of cultural and natural heritage science, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open in July each year and close the following April, and winners are announced in May.

The Prize:

–CHF 800;
–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

 

 
Heritage Best PhD Thesis Award
 
Application deadline: 30 April 2026
Winner announcement: 31 May 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 by 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
 
Year: 

Winner

Sara Calandra
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Nicola Masini Chairman
CNR-ISPC
Dr. Miguel Gomez-Heras
Prof. Dr. Luigi Sorrentino
Sapienza University of Rome
Dr. Andrea Macchia
YOuth in COnservation of CUltural Heritage
Dr. Dmitry Ruban
Prof. Dr. Massimo Lazzari
University of Santiago de Compostela

Winner

Michele Abballe
Department of Humanities, Ca' Foscari Univesity of Venice, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Nicola Masini Chairman
CNR-ISPC
Prof. Dr. Devrim Akca
Isik University
Dr. Ilaria Catapano
Narional Research Council of Italy
Prof. Marco Corradi
Huddersfield University
Prof. Giovanni Ettore Gigante
Sapienza University of Rome
Dr. Omar Larentis
Insubria University
Prof. Dr. María Cristina Fernández Laso
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Prof. Joseph P. Hornak
Dr. Vittoria Guglielmi
Università degli Studi di Milano

Winner

Aurora Ruggeri
University IUAV of Venice

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Nicola Masini Chairman
CNR-ISPC
Dr. Francesco Soldovieri
CNR
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