EPFL Research Awards

PhD
The section below presents all prizes for which PhD students may be eligible. Please read carefully the instructions.
The prize is awarded for particularly excellent master’s and/or doctoral work in the fields of energy and information technology and automation technology.
Call Deadline: October 30
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The purpose of this award is to distinguish innovative and high-level research. Two prizes are allocated, each valued at USD 5,000. See the instructions to learn more about the eligible areas.
Call Deadline: March 1
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To recognize doctoral work of exceptional quality and to attract highly qualified researchers.
Call Deadline: October 30
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The prize rewards a PhD student having completed an EPFL PhD thesis in the field of mechanical engineering, electricity or physics.
Call Deadline: October 30
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The prize rewards a doctoral thesis or a master project undertaken at the EPFL.
Call Deadline: October 30
The prize is intended to reward the author of a research paper or set of papers making a valuable contribution to the theory and applications of materials science.
Call Deadline: October 30
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The prize, attributed every three years, distinguishes innovative and high-level research in the exact sciences, natural sciences or biomedical sciences.
Call Deadline: October 30
Postdoc
The section below presents all prizes for which Postdocs may be eligible. Please read carefully the instructions.
The prize is intended to reward the author of a research paper or set of papers making a valuable contribution to the theory and applications of materials science.
Call Deadline: October 30
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The prize is intended to reward the author of research conducted at EPFL that makes an important contribution and innovation in the field of science and technology. The author of this work must be no more than 40 years old.
Call Deadline: March 1
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This prize is intended to reward postdoctoral research work (research report and publication file) conducted within the framework of EPFL, which makes an important contribution or innovation of international scope in the field of environmental sciences, or technologies having a positive impact on the environment or sustainable development.
Call Deadline: March 1
Independant Researchers
The section below presents all prizes for which Independent researchers may be eligible. Please read carefully the instructions.
The prize is intended to reward the author of research conducted at EPFL that makes an important contribution and innovation in the field of science and technology. The author of this work must be no more than 40 years old.
Call Deadline: March 1
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2021 Awardees
For all details and previous years’ lists, please have a look at the complete list of EPFL Research Awards.