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Best PhD Thesis Award

Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award has been postponed to 31 October 2025.

The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Launched in 2024, the NeuroSci 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 neuroscience, and to encourage continuing their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. Applications for this award are open from November 2024 to May 2025, and winners are announced in July.

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

Number of Winners: One

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NeuroSci Best PhD Thesis Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements

  • The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD fellow 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 between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 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
  • TCTommaso Ciorli
    Tommaso Ciorli
    University of Turin
Award Committee
  • Francois Ichas
    Francois Ichas
    Chairman
    IMN, CNRS & Université de Bordeaux, UMR 5293
  • Miroljub Popovic
    Miroljub Popovic
    Department of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology
  • Ricardo J Rodrigues
    Ricardo J Rodrigues
    CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
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