ESMI Award for excellent PhD Thesis

Currently applications are accepted with date of thesis defence between October 2024 and September 2025.

Next application/submission deadline: 30 September 2025

The society’s PhD Award for excellent PhD thesis is offered to encourage and reward outstanding research in the broad field of imaging science conducted by our early career members as part of their doctoral work.

Aims

With this competitive award, we aim to recognise outstanding achievements, raise awareness, and highlight the impact of excellent doctoral theses by early career researchers and members of the society.

Eligibility Criteria

• The award application has to be submitted to the ESMI with deadline 30 September
• The date of defense of thesis has to be within the current submission period (currently October 2023 to September 2024)
• Applications can be submitted throughout the year
• The nomination has to be supported by the supervisor(s) of the nominee 
• Nominees need to be members of the ESMI
• All formal application requirements must be fulfilled

Nomination requirements

• One candidate from one department/group (same supervisor) can be nominated per year 
• Nominations should be addressed to the ESMI office in writing via email to office@e-smi.eu.

Your application must include:

• the official full-text document of your thesis in a pdf format (send via email or any other resource like WeTransfer etc.)
• the filled application template – download
• accompanied by a letter of support from your supervisor – download
• The use of provided templates is obligatory, all provided data is handled strictly confidential with e.g. respect to ongoing patent restrictions!

The Winner

• you are invited to present your research within the scope of a Plenary Lecture at the EMIM – the ESMI’s annual meeting
• your excellent work will be acknowledged with 1000€
• you will be officially awarded within the EMIM opening ceremony
• your work will be highlighted at the ESMI website and social media resources