Ph.D. Thesis Award
Dear Colleagues,
The journal Healthcare is inviting applications for the 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD candidate or a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential dissertation. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Rahman Shiri.
Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a dissertation with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be the candidate’s original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended from November 1st 2022 to 31st December 2023.
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 related to 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 defense).
Selection Criteria
– Quality of resume and the article-based dissertation;
– Relevance of the candidate and research findings;
– Originality and impact of the research;
– Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis.
Prizes
– A bonus of CHF 800.
– A certificate.
– An offer to publish one paper free of charge in Healthcare after peer review before the end of 2024.
The application deadline is 29 February 2024. The winner will be announced on the Healthcare website by the end of April 2024.
Healthcare Editorial Office
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