Young Researcher awards

E-MRS Young Researcher Awards (YRA) are intended to honor and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction. E-MRS seeks to recognize students of exceptional ability who show promise for significant future achievement in materials research.

E-MRS announces the availability of awards (up to 2 per symposium) for young researchers conducting research and a topic to be addressed in the symposia planned for the E-MRS 2026 Spring Meeting & Exhibit.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an E-MRS Young Researcher Award at the E-MRS 2026 Spring Meeting & Exhibit, the applicant must be registered as a student undertaking a PhD research program on a topic within the scope of a symposium held during the E-MRS 2026 Spring Meeting.

The applicant must be the main, or a coauthor, of a manuscript and must be responsible for the oral or poster presentation of the paper to be delivered at the conference.

In addition, the appropriate registration fee for participation at the conference must be paid by, or on behalf of the applicant prior to the conference.

The Young Researcher Award

Each award winner will receive 450 Euro and a personalised Award Certificate. The Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday May 28 at 18:30 in room CASSIN - Ground floor.

Application

The applicant must submit the following items attached to an email as a single pdf to the E-MRS HQ yra@european-mrs.com in order to be considered for the Young Researcher Award competition:

• The completed application form
  
• One copy of the abstract submitted for the conference
• Description of work associated with the abstract to be considered
• Letter of support submitted by the candidate’s PhD Supervisor.

Deadline

Submit the complete application form by email yra@european-mrs.com to the E-MRS Secretariat by April 15, 2026 at the latest.