Young Investigator Award
The Horticulturae Young Investigator Award was established in 2021 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of temperate to tropical horticulture. Nominations are accepted from November to the following July, with winners notified by the end of September the following year.
The Prize:
– CHF 1500;
– An electronic 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: one
Horticulturae Young Investigator Award
Nomination deadline: 31 July 2026
Winner announcement: 30 September 2026
Winner announcement: 30 September 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of temperate to tropical horticulture;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.
List of Documents for Nomination
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Feng Wang
Shenyang Agricultural University
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Chairperson
Università del Salento
Prof. Adrian Rodríguez-Burruezo
Universitat Politècnica de València - Institute COMAV
Prof. Alberto Pardossi
University of Pisa, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Prof. Charalampos Proestos
National and kapodistrian University of Athens
Dr. Umberto Bernardo
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP)
Dr. Seiya Saito
Winner
Costanza Ceccanti
University of Pisa, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Chairperson
Università del Salento
Prof. Dr. Xiaohu Zhao
Huazhong Agricultural Univrsity
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara
Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Prof. Sergio Roberto
State University of Londrina
Dr. Dong Zhang
College of Horticulture
Winner
Dr. Massimiliano Renna
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Chairperson
Università del Salento
Prof. Sergio Roberto
State University of Londrina
Prof. Dr. Nazim Gruda
University of Bonn
Prof. Christian Fischer
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Dr. Gianluca Allegro
Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences - University of Bologna
Winner
Luke Bell
University of Reading, UK
Award Committee
Dr. Douglas Archbold
Chairperson
University of Kentucky
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Università del Salento
