Jaunųjų mokslininkų ir doktorantų mokslinių darbų konkursas

The Young Researchers and Doctoral Students Scientific Works Competition is an annual contest organized by the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences to recognise significant scientific achievements by early-career researchers and doctoral candidates. The Academy awards at least 10 prizes to young researchers and at least 5 prizes to doctoral students across five scientific divisions (humanities and social sciences; mathematics, physics and chemistry; biology, medicine and geosciences; agriculture and forestry; technical sciences). Winners receive the laureate title, an Academy diploma and a monetary prize. Submissions are evaluated by appointed expert commissions and awarded by the Academy's presidium.

Laureate title, LMA laureate diploma and a cash prize.

The competition is open to doctoral degree holders and doctoral students. Young researchers who received their doctorate no more than 10 years prior and who are not older than 40 by the last day of document submission may participate; maternity and/or paternity leave periods are excluded from the 10-year period. Scientific works should be proposed by university faculty councils or institute scientific councils and publications must have Lithuanian science and higher education institution identifiers.

Scientific works are submitted/recommended by university faculty councils or institute scientific councils; entries are evaluated by Academy-appointed commissions and prizes are confirmed by the LMA presidium.