Best PhD Thesis Award
The application deadline for the Metals Best PhD Thesis Award has been extended. Entries will be accepted until 30 September 2025 and the winner announcement date will be 30 November 2025. We are looking forward to receiving applications from all over the world.
Launched in 2021, the Metals Best PhD Thesis Award is annually presented to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of metallurgy and metallurgical engineering, and to encourage continuing their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. Applications for this award are open from August to May of the following year for every edition, and winners are announced in July.
The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of winners: one
Winner announcement: 30 November 2025
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 2024.
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).
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