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Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2022, the Pharmaceutics Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of science and technology within pharmaceutics, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to May every year and winners are announced in July.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– 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
Pharmaceutics Best PhD Thesis Award
Application deadline: 31 May 2026Winner announcement date: 31 July 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 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
- PCPo-Han ChaoPo-Han ChaoFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
Award Committee
Patrick SinkoPatrick SinkoRutgers UniversityChairman- RWRoderick Bryan WalkerRoderick Bryan WalkerRhodes University
Wei LuWei LuFudan University School of Pharmacy
Donato CoscoDonato CoscoUniversity of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia"
Beom ShinBeom ShinSungkyunkwan University
Pharmaceutics - ISSN 1999-4923