Deadline: November 10, 2021
Applications are invited for the MDPI – Water Best PhD Thesis Award 2021. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student who is about to graduate or participate in the graduation thesis.
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Prizes
- Bonus of 800 CHF;
- Certificate;
- Offer to publish a free paper in Water before the end of 2022.
Eligibility
- The candidate must be a PhD student who is going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses.
- The PhD thesis must be original work.
- The PhD thesis must be defended between January 1, 2021 and October 31, 2021.
Selection Criteria
- Quality of resume and publications;
- Relevance of the candidate and research description;
- Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
- Strength of the recommendation letter;
- Anticipated academic potential;
- Originality and impact of the research.
Application
Required application documents include:
- An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English, of around 3000 words;
- A letter from 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 a certificate of studying at a university or research institute as a PhD student who is going to participate in graduation thesis defenses).
For more information, visit Water Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.
