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Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2024, Agriculture’s 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 agriculture and to encourage them to continue their work and further contribute to their field. Applications for this award are open from December every year to June the next year, and winners are announced in August.

The Prize:

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

Number of Winners: 1

Agriculture Best PhD Thesis Award

Application deadline: 30 June 2025
Winner announcement: 31 August 2025

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Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or a recently qualified PhD student 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.

Required Application Documents

– 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 proving that they are studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Past Winners

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