Supervisors, examiners, and heads of departments may nominate theses. Self-nominations are also accepted.
In addition to the thesis itself, the nomination shall include a short letter of recommendation, describing the strengths of the thesis. If the thesis is self-nominated, the author must submit a CV and the letter of recommendation must be written by the thesis supervisor.
Only theses defended at Lund University are eligible for nomination. The deadline for nominations is 31 August 2026.
The winning thesis is chosen by a jury appointed by the Centre for European Studies. The winner is awarded 10 000 SEK. The jury may also decide to give an honourable mention to a second thesis.
Read more here or fill out the nomination webform.
If you have any questions about the award, please contact Joakim Zander (maria [dot] stromvik [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (joakim[dot]zander[at]har[dot]lu[dot]se)).