IEEE GRSS Germany Best PhD Thesis Award 2026
The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Germany Chapter is pleased to announce the IEEE GRSS Germany Best PhD Thesis Award 2026, recognizing outstanding doctoral research conducted at German universities and research institutions in the broad fields of geoscience, Earth observation, remote sensing, and related areas.
The call is open to candidates who have completed, defended, or are ready to defend their doctoral thesis between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2026 at a German university or research institution. Two outstanding doctoral researchers will each receive a USD 500 cash prize.
Applicants are requested to submit the following documents:
CV including relevant publications
One recommendation letter from the PhD supervisor or a member of the doctoral committee
Thesis summary / extended abstract of up to five pages
A short non-specialist summary explaining the relevance and impact of the doctoral research
Please send a short email expressing your interest in applying for the award to: qian.song@ieee.org
Please include a Drive link containing all application documents and ensure that the link is accessible.
Application period: 1 Oct. – 30 Nov. 2026.
We would be grateful if you could forward this call within your institution to relevant doctoral researchers, recent PhD graduates, graduate schools, research groups, and supervisors.
We look forward to receiving applications from across Germany.
Dr. Qian Song, Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Chair, IEEE GRSS Germany Chapter
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Dr. Ronny Hänsch, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Vice-Chair, IEEE GRSS Germany Chapter
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Dr.-Ing. Arnab Muhuri, Kiel University
Secretary, IEEE GRSS Germany Chapter
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