The VNOP 2026 Dissertation Award!

This biennial price is awarded to the best dissertation written by VNOP members. Eligible are candidates who defended/are going to defend their dissertation between March 1, 2024 and March 1, 2026. The winner will receive a certificate and 250 euro. The award will be presented during the upcoming VNOP conference, which takes place on June 11-12, 2026 at Erasmus University Rotterdam (for more information please visit the website).

Candidates should submit the following materials before March 31, 2026 by e-mail to info@VNOP.nl.

– A digital version of their dissertation,

– A plea of one of their (co-) promotors of why the candidate deserves the award. Please visit the VNOP website for more details on this award.

The key criteria used by the committee will be (a) originality of the research, (b) quality of the work, and (c) readability of the thesis. We are looking forward to receiving your nominations!