MaP Award
Every year the MaP Doctoral School awards a prize for the most promising doctoral thesis of ETH Zurich in the field of Materials and Processes. Nominate your candidates for the MaP Award 2027 now!
MaP Award 2027: Call for nominations
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The competition is open to graduates who received a doctoral degree from ETH Zurich between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2027 (date of oral examination). All professors that are members of MaP are invited to nominate their MaP Award candidate until 22 January 2027 (max. one candidate per research group). A jury of experts from academia and industry will evaluate the entries and select the nominees for the shortlist.
Selection criteria:
- scientific quality and novelty of the work in the area of materials and processes
- demonstration of the ability to follow a translational approach to address a scientific grand challenge (need-/end-use-driven research)
- transdisciplinary thinking (research strategy crossing disciplinary boundaries, impact of research on other scientific disciplines)
- report and dissemination
The Award Jury reserves the right to ask for additional reports for the finalists to support converging to a final decision.
All shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their findings at the MaP Graduate Symposium 2027, which will take place on 24 June 2027. The oral presentation contributes with 20% to the decision-making process.
All nominees on the shortlist will receive an award. The recipient of the MaP Award will additionally receive a cash prize of CHF 3,000.
Please submit the following information by e-mail to until 22 January 2027:
- thesis (pdf) and CV of the candidate
- recommendation letter by the thesis supervisor highlighting the relevance, transdisciplinary and translational aspect of the work
We look forward to receiving your applications.
Questions & Support
to the MaP Doctoral School team.