Dear colleagues,

The Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (CTC) section of the KNCV is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the KNCV-CTC PhD Thesis Award 2026.

This award recognizes outstanding PhD research in the field of computational and theoretical chemistry and will be presented during the KNCV-CTC Spring Symposium, which will take place in April 2026 in Delft.

Nomination Guidelines

• Each principal investigator (PI) may nominate one candidate (i.e. the PI pre-selects and nominates their best candidate) via a nomination letter.

• The candidate must have successfully defended their PhD thesis at a Dutch or Flemish university between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025.

• The core of the research must concern computational and theoretical chemistry.

• The nomination must include:

  1. A nomination letter from the group leader.

  2. An electronic copy of the PhD thesis (PDF).

  3. A CV, including a complete and up-to-date publication list (including manuscripts in preparation, submitted, accepted, in press, etc.).

• Submission deadline: December 16th 2025.

More information and submission instructions are available on our website.

Ivo Filot
Chair KNCV-CTC