Best Student Paper Award
To promote young academics and acknowledge their achievements, the University of Innsbruck announcing the "Best Student Paper Award" every year. A total of at least 6,000 euros will be awarded.
The prize is divided into three categories according to scientific subjects:
Category 1
Faculty of Architecture,
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture
Faculty of Philosophy and History
Category 2
Faculty of Biology
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Category 3
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Teacher Education
Faculty of social and Political Sciences
Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science
Faculty of Economics and Statistics
Faculty of Law
Doctoral students of all faculties enrolled at the University of Innsbruck at the time of submission are eligible to apply.
In the case of a collaborative work, only the main responsible author (first author or corresponding author) in agreement with the co-authors may submit.
An outstanding scientific article already published or accepted for publication in a recognised scientific journal. The publication must not date back more than one year at the time of application.
The article must be published with an affiliation to the University of Innsbruck.
Please have the application entered into the project database by the responsible project database officer at your department and upload all documents individually as .pdf files. Send the project database number as an application by e-mail to forschungsfoerderung@uibk.ac.at on later tham
Tuesday, 5th March 2024
Documents to be submitted
- Application form download
- Published scientific article (paper)
If the article has not yet been published: Essay and confirmation of publication from the publisher - Abstract (max. 1 A4 page in English or German)
- Abstract (max. 4 to 5 sentences) and short CV (max. 3 to 4 sentences) in German (will be used for the speech at the ceremony)
- Letter of motivation (why your scientific work should be honoured, approx. 1 page)
- CV and list of relevant publications of the applicant
- Declaration of consent from co-authors (please refer to the template in the form)
- Study record and confirmation of study period LFU:onlinenot older than 14-days
The next tender is expected to take place again in 2025.
The prize consists of a sum of money and a certificate.
The decision will be made on the basis of the ranking of an expert jury.
The German version of the call prevails over the English one in case deviations.
Enquiries & advice
project.service.office
Research funding and mentoring
Dr Angelika Hintner
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forschungsfoerderung@uibk.ac.at
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