Award to the PhD student who, in the opinion of EPA Executive Committee, has defended the best PhD thesis in the two years prior to the year of the award. It is awarded biennially.

Call for nominations is OPEN

The closing date for the receipt of nominations: 15th of February 2026

Requisites

The candidate must have defended their PhD thesis between 2023-2025 and be nominated by an EPA member.

Description

Nominations for this prize are now open and all nominations should be sent directly to prizes@photochemistry.eu.
The nomination package should include:

• Curriculum vitae of the candidate
• An abstract of the thesis in English of no more than five pages in length
• A publication list, with publications that arose from the thesis underlined
• A letter of support
• Copy of the thesis

Award

The prize is 1000 €, plus travel costs to Zagreb (within the limit of 500 €) AND three free years of EPA membership.

Award ceremony

The EPA Prize for the best PhD thesis in Photochemistry will be awarded during the IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry in Zagreb, Croatia, from 12-17 July 2026 (https://photoiupac2026.hkd.hr).

The closing date

The closing date for the receipt of nominations: 15th of February 2026

Former laureates (Last edition: 2024)