Ph.D. Thesis Award
Dear Colleagues,
The journal Informatics is inviting applications for the Informatics 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD candidate who has produced a thesis with highly anticipated academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editorin-Chief, Prof. Dr. Antony Bryant.
Eligibility Requirements:
(a) The candidate must be a PhD candidate who has produced a thesis with highly anticipated academic potential.
(b) The PhD thesis must be their original work.
(c) The PhD thesis must be defended in 2023.
(d) Applicants are required to submit the following 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 of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
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.
Prizes
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A certificate;
– Offer to publish a featured paper in Informatics with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 2024.
The application deadline is 29 February 2024. The winner will be announced on the Informatics website by the end of April 2024.
Kind regards,
Informatics Editorial Office
Winner
Award Committee
