EUREL PhD Best Paper Award

To all currently active and accomplished PhD students in the fields of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Technology Engineering! Your tireless dedication and groundbreaking research deserve the spotlight. It's time to make your mark and inspire others with your outstanding scientific achievements. Don't miss out on this incredible chance to showcase your contributions to the forefront of innovation and excellence in the realm of scholarly exploration. Let your work shine and pave the way for a brighter future in research!

Apply now for the new and prestigious EUREL PhD Best Paper Award by submitting your recently published paper until April 20, 2025. 

• The scientific quality
• The contribution of the PhD student
• The seniority of the student will also be taken into account
• You must be the first author of the paper and a member in one of the national engineering associations forming EUREL
• The candidate must either be an active PhD student or the date, the doctorate/PhD was granted must not be earlier than one year ago (referring to the submission deadline)

• Short CV (one page)
• List of publications (distinguishing between journal and conference publications)
• Recommendation letter of the adviser highlighting your original contribution to the submitted paper (particularly distinguishing their contribution from that of the co-authors)
• Already published, peer-reviewed, English-language papers must be submitted - please do not submit your thesis - the prize will be awarded based on a single, published scientific paper. 
• Please provide all the data according to the template in an Excel File - this allows us to process all submissions more efficiently

• Up to three prizes will be awarded (1^st 500€, 2^nd 300€ and 3^rd 200€)
• Optionally awarded at EUREL Future Technology Summit (1.-3. September 2025, Brussels) 

To participate complete an Excel File according the Layout-Form with your application data and send it, together with your CV, Member Number of your Association. the list of publications, the recommendation letter, and your article (if not available online) via email to eurel@eurel.org using the subject “PhD Award 2025” by April 20, 2025.

1. Lia Gruber - OVE, Austria

2. István Taczi - MEE, Hungary

3. Stefan Baumgartner - OVE, Austria 

The EUREL PhD Best Paper Award was presented for the first time at the European Future Technology Summit in Brussels. One of the jurors, Prof Dr Andreas Ulbig from RWTH Aachen University, took the opportunity to personally present the award.