No other award will impact your development as a scientist like the Reaxys PhD Prize. Integral to Reaxys Inspiring Chemistry activities and backed by an Advisory Board of internationally accomplished and authoritative chemists, receiving this award boosts your career and leads to new opportunities. With application submission from over 400 academic institutions worldwide, the Reaxys PhD Prize is the most important international prize for young chemists.
The 45 finalists and winners of the Reaxys PhD Prize:
- Join the Reaxys Prize Club, a unique, international network of chemists from all research areas and career paths
- Are invited to the Reaxys PhD Prize Symposium
- Receive personal and unlimited access to the rich content of Reaxys and Medicinal Chemistry
- The winners also receive a $2,000 prize money
Selecting the Winners
The Winners of the Reaxys PhD Prize are talented PhD students or recent graduates conducting original and innovative research in synthetic chemistry with demonstrated excellence in methodology and approach. They will be selected and announced in September at the PhD Prize Symposium.
Selection criteria include:
- Originality, innovation
- Importance to the field
- Applicability
- Rigor of approach and methodology
- Quality and clarity of published work
- Supporting evidence of accomplishments (I.e., supervisor’s letter of recommendation, publication list)
Submission Requirements
To submit an application, you must meet the following rules and requirements:
- The Reaxys PhD Prize is open to students currently in a PhD program or who completed their PhD after January 1, 2014.
- Consideration is given to all areas of chemistry; however, areas of synthetic chemistry (e.g., organic, inorganic, organometallic, coordination, medical, materials, and polymer chemistry) are emphasized.
- Applications from only one candidate per research group can be accepted.
- Completed applications must be submitted via our website and must consist of:
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An overview of your qualifications and details about your achievements during your PhD studies.
A description of your role in the research submitted, highlighting specifically your contribution to the paper included in the application.
A. An example of an accepted, peer-reviewed article that primarily showcases your work.
B. Your CV (resumé)
C. A letter of recommendation from your PhD supervisor. The letter should include: -
Note: Supervisors may submit their recommendation letter directly via email (prize@reaxys.ch), but all materials in support of your application must be received by February 16, 2015 end of day.
