FNR Award for Outstanding PhD thesis Application Form

FNR Award for Outstanding PhD thesis 

Application Form 

1. Candidate’s and institution’s details 

Candidate postulating for the Award 

Family name 

First Name 

Birth family name (if applicable) 

Title 

Function 

Date of Birth 

Gender 

Nationality 

Email address 

Postal address 

Institution’s details 

Name of main research institution 1 

Percentage of research time spent at main 

institution 

Name of person(s) in charge of supervision at 

main institution 

Name of PhD awarding institution (if different 

from above) 

Percentage of research time spent at PhD 

awarding institution 

Name of person in charge of supervision at 

PhD awarding institution (if different from 

above) 

Name of other formal collaborating institution 

Percentage of research time spent at 

institution 

Name of person in charge of supervision at 

institution 

1 institution where the major part of the PhD research work was conducted 

AWARD OUTSTANDING PHD - APPLICATION FORM 1 of 7 2/6/2012

Proposer (please fill in only if different from the candidate) 

Family name 

First Name 

Birth family name (if applicable) 

Title 

Function 

Date of Birth 

Gender 

Nationality 

Your connection with the candidate 

For Proposers only: 

Yes, I have informed the candidate that I am submitting a proposal on his/her behalf for the 

Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis. 


2. PhD research project 

Research domain (c.f. Frascati list) 

Main Domain 

Sub Domain 

Title of thesis 

Keywords (max. 6) 

PhD thesis 

Start of PhD (month/year) 

Date of thesis examination 

Members of thesis committee (name and 

institution) 

Date of official PhD award (PhD certificate) 

Final mark (if applicable) 

Please provide an abstract of your PhD research project (0,5 page) 


Please list in full detail up to 3 of your most important 1 st or co- authored peerreviewed 

publications that have directly emerged from your PhD research work 

Title of the publication 

Main-Author(s) 

Co-author(s) 

Publication status published accepted for publication 2 

Name of the journal 

Name of the editor 

Is the journal listed in ISI Thompson Web of 

Science Yes No 

Is the journal listed in SCOPUS Yes No 

Year of publication 

Others (please specify) 



Co-author(s) 











Co-author(s) 









2 please provide letter from editor saying that paper is accepted 


Please list and describe in detail any other outcomes that have directly emerged from 

your PhD research work, e.g. filed patent, monograph, book, conference, products, 

dissemination activities, collaborations, follow- up projects, etc. (0,5 page) 

Personal argumentation for your nomination for the Award of Outstanding PhD Thesis 

(1 page). Please address the selection criteria. 


The following documents have to be joined to the completed application form (see 

guidelines) 

• written summary of the PhD research work, the main findings and their specific 

contribution to the current state of knowledge (max. 10 p, incl. illustrations&references); 

the summary should be understandable to scientists who may not have expertise in the 

specialised subject field. 

• official certificate by the PhD awarding institution attesting the successful conclusion of 

the PhD or PhD diploma 

• electronic version (pdf) of the PhD thesis (may be sent separately on DVD) 

• updated CV of the applicant, including list of all publications by the applicant 

• any direct outcomes of the PhD research work, i.e. electronic version of peer-reviewed 

publications, book, monograph, conference, filed patent, etc. 

• any other element which illustrates the outstanding quality of the PhD thesis and/or the 

candidate (awards, etc.) 

• recommendation letter from a referee (i.e. the PhD supervisor or an alternative referee, 

who can give a qualified judgement on the quality of the PhD research work and/or the 

profile of the applicant, e.g. PhD scientific advisor, member of the thesis committee, etc.), 

describing why the thesis should be considered for the award. The recommendation letter 

should address the selection criteria. In the recommendation letter, the referee must 

identify him/herself and his/her connection with the applicant. 3 

3 In case the referee is the proposer of the application, no separate recommendation letter 

is required 


3. Validation and signature 

Terms and Conditions 

The applicant declares that he/she has read the guidelines and that the given information is correct 

and complete. 

The applicant declares to adhere to the rules of good research practice as outlined in The European 

Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (http://www.esf.org/activities/mo-fora/researchintegrity.html). 

He/she has to inform the FNR in writing within 30 days about any modification concerning the given 

information. 

In case of missing documents, the application is not eligible. 

The application has to be submitted until the relevant submission deadline in electronic format to the 

FNR. 

The undersigned authorises the National Research Fund to publish his/her name, e-mail address and 

his/her activity on the website of the National Research Fund (www.fnr.lu) as well as in the Fund’s 

activity report. 

I agree to the FNR’s terms and conditions 

* (mandatory field) 

Date 

Name and Signature 

Applicant

FNR Award for Outstanding PhD thesis Application Form

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