Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2021, the Nutrients Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of human nutrition, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to May every year and winners are announced in July.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 1
Nutrients Best PhD Thesis Award
Winner announcement date: 31 July 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2025.
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 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).
Past Winners
Winner
Inés Domínguez LópezInés Domínguez LópezUniversitat de Barcelona
Award Committee
Maria-Luz FernandezProf. Maria-Luz FernandezUniversity of ConnecticutChairman
Javier Gomez-AmbrosiDr. Javier Gomez-AmbrosiClinica Universidad de Navarra
George MoschonisDr. George MoschonisLa Trobe University
David NiemanDr. David NiemanHome- HTHermann ToplakProf. Dr. Hermann ToplakMedizinische Universität Graz, Univ. Klinik für Innere Medizin
Philip AthertonProf. Dr. Philip AthertonNottingham Uni
Nutrients - ISSN 2072-6643