MDPI Awards

Eligibility and Requirements

List of Documents for Nomination

– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Suatainability in the 2025 will be automatically included;
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Requirements

– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of building science, building engineering, and architecture;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination

– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Buildings in 2025 will be automatically included;
– The number of review reports is taken into consideration;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports are also taken into consideration.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Plasma in the 2025 will be automatically included.
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Data will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Eligibility and Requirements

– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
– Must have produced innovative research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of chemistry and related disciplines;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination

– Detailed curriculum vitae (CV), including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

– All of reviewers for Polymers in 2025 will be automatically included;
– The number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Foundations in 2025 will be automatically included;
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility and Requirements

List of Documents for Application

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

Eligibility and Requirements:

Selection Criteria:

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 30 April 2025;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of children’s health;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination

– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All reviewers for Brain Sciences in 2024 will be automatically included;
– The number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

Eligibility Criteria

Selection Criteria

– Special Issues offering complementary and original contributions to emerging topics in the fields of health promotion and disease prevention;
– Special Issues boasting high-quality, high-impact scientific publications.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Buildings will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Numbers of citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligibility and Requirements

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility for the Award

Selection Criteria

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Pathogens will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– The scientific merit and broad impact of the work;
– The originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– The creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– The clarity of presentation;
– The citations and downloads.

Eligibility for the Award

Selection Criteria

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Energies will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in J. Compos. Sci. will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the journal Molecules will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria:

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Batteries in 2024 will be automatically included in the pool of eligible candidates;
– The number of review reports will be taken into consideration;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports will also be taken into consideration.

Eligibility for the Award

– Papers published in Sports from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.