Announcements

The journal Sustainable Chemistry (ISSN: 2673-4079) is inviting applications for the Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Matthew Jones.

Eligibility and Requirements:

• The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD 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 Documents:

• An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English (no more than 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).

Selection Criteria:

• The quality of the candidate’s resume and publications;
• The relevance of the candidate and the research description;
• The novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
• The strength of the recommendation letter;
• Anticipated academic potential;
• The originality and impact of the research.

Prize:

• Bonus (CHF 600);
• An electronic certificate;
• A free voucher for article processing fees, valid for one year.

Please visit the following link to submit your application: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/suschem/awards/submit/3090.

The application deadline is 31 July 2025. The winner will be announced on the Sustainable Chemistry website by the end of October 2025.