The journal Horticulturae is inviting applications for the Best PHD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis.

Eligibility Requirements: (a) The candidate must be a PhD student or a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis. (b) The PhD thesis must be their original work. (c) The PhD thesis must be defended in 2022. (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);
• Certificate;
• Offer to publish a featured paper in Horticulturae with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 2023.

The application deadline is 31 Dec 2022. The winner will be announced on the Horticulturae website by the end of March 2023.