Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC) Barcelona, Spain
2026
Information
The Premi de Ciències Químiques de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans is a prize awarded to the best doctoral thesis (defended within the last five years) or the best research work in chemical sciences. Works must be unpublished and meet formatting and length requirements. The winner receives a monetary award of €3,000 and a diploma; acceptance requires submission of a review text to be published by the IEC.
Benefits
€3,000 prize and an official diploma; publication of a review text in an IEC collection upon acceptance.
Eligibility
Eligible works are the best doctoral thesis defended in the last five years or the best research work on chemical sciences. If the original is not in Catalan, a Catalan summary of 4,000 characters must be included.
Application
Submit candidature electronically via the IEC web form with the work in PDF (max 100 MB) and, if applicable, the Catalan summary; deposit a printed copy at the IEC headquarters (Carrer del Carme, 47, Barcelona) with the electronic submission receipt.
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