The CSDS Thesis Excellence Award recognizes one outstanding master's thesis and one outstanding research master’s thesis on sustainability. The award includes a prize in each category, and up to two runners-up will be honored with certificates of excellence. The winners will also showcase their thesis to a diverse audience of scholars and industry professionals during a CSDS Symposium or Lecture Series.

Eligibility

•    The thesis was written in an UvA FMG department and received a grade of at least 8,0.
•    The thesis should relate to CSDS's research focus, and thus address environmental sustainability, climate change, SDGs, environmental justice and transitions, eco-friendly behavior, or related topics. 
•    The thesis was written and graded in the 2023-2024 academic year. Please submit the original thesis, not any later documents such as preprints or journal publications. 

Nominations

•    Students may nominate themselves.
•    Supervisors or other parties are also welcome to nominate eligible students.

Submission deadline

•    6 September 2024

For more details about selection criteria and instructions, please download the call here.