Best PhD Thesis Award

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Note on Winner Announcement Date

Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award has been postponed until the end of November.

The Editorial Office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Launched in 2023, the Remote Sensing Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are deemed to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of remote sensing technology, with the hope of encouraging them to continue their work and make further contributions to their field. Applications for this award are open from January to July every year and winners are announced in September.

The Prize
– CHF 800;
– A certificate;
– A voucher covering our Article Processing Charge (valid for one year).

Number of Winners: 1

Remote Sensing Best PhD Thesis Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or have recently completed a PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must have been defended in 2023.

List of Documents for Application

– 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 verifying the candidate’s study at a school or research institute as a PhD student who will graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).