Nominations are open to current PhD students and those who have recently obtained their PhD at a university in the USA. Candidates must not have defended their PhD thesis before January 1, of the year preceding the award year.
- The nominated work must be focused on innovative research – fundamental or applied – in the theme specified for that year’s award.
- Candidates must be nominated by their PhD supervisor (as a general rule, a supervisor may only nominate one candidate).
- Nominations need to be supported by the following documents:
- A POLY Preprint of the candidate’s PhD work
- A list of all accepted publications including DOI
- Copies of key publications (max. 3) in full length
- The candidate’s complete curriculum vitae, including date of PhD defense
- A personal letter of recommendation from the PhD supervisor
