Energies 2024 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award—Open for Applications

The journal Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073) is inviting applications for the Energies 2024 Ph.D. Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to two Ph.D. students or recently qualified Ph.D. fellows who have produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editors-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba.

Eligibility and requirements:

The candidate must be a Ph.D. student or recently qualified Ph.D. fellow who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
The Ph.D. thesis must be their original work;
The Ph.D. thesis must be defended in 2024.

Required application documents:

An executive summary of the Ph.D. thesis in English of around 3000 words;
A letter from the Ph.D. 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 Ph.D. thesis;
A scanned copy of the Ph.D. diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a Ph.D. student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection criteria:

Quality of resume and publications;
Relevance of the candidate and research description;
Novelty of the candidate’s Ph.D. thesis;
Strength of the recommendation letter;
Anticipated academic potential;
Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes:

Bonus (CHF 500);
A certificate;
An offer to publish one paper free of charge in Energies after peer review before the end of 2025.

To apply for this award, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/awards/2810. The application deadline is 30 April 2025. The winner will be announced on the Energies website on 31 July 2025. To request further information, please contact the Energies Editorial Office.

Energies Editorial Office