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Best PhD Thesis Award

The application deadline of the Best PhD Thesis Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until 28 February 2026. We are looking forward to applications from all over the world.

Launched in 2023, the Journal of Intelligence Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of human intelligence, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from April to December every year and winners are announced in March.

The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

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Journal of Intelligence Best PhD Thesis Award

Application deadline: 28 February 2026Winner announcement date: 30 April 2026
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Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– 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

Winner
  • JFJonathan Fries
    Jonathan Fries
    University of Vienna, Austria
Award Committee
  • CSCon Stough
    Con Stough
    Chairman
    Swinburne University
  • FSFlorian Schmitz
    Florian Schmitz
    University of Duisburg-Essen
  • Damian Patrick Birney
    Damian Patrick Birney
    School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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