Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists 2025!

SciLifeLab and Science magazine/AAAS have joined forces in creating a global prize awarding the best PhD thesis work in life science in a bid to support young scientists early in their careers. An essay based on the thesis is submitted to the editorial board of Science and four winners are selected each year.

As a winner, you will have your essay published by Science, receive up to 30,000 USD and be invited to Sweden where you receive your award, present your research and meet with leading scientists in your field. The award banquet is held in the Hall of Mirrors at Grand Hôtel, the original venue of the Nobel Prize.

The prize is awarded annually to one young scientist for outstanding life science research for which they were awarded a doctoral degree in the previous two years. The topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology; Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology approaches; Ecology and​ Environment; Molecular Medicine. Eligible entrants must have been awarded their doctoral degree in 2023 or 2024, and the subject of their thesis should match one of the Subject Tracks. The winners from each category will compete for the grand prize.

Prize money: USD 30,000 for the grand prize winner, USD 10,000 for each of the category winners.

All federal, state and local taxes, and any other costs and expenses associated with the receipt or use of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.

Publication: The grand prize-winning essay will be published in Science, and essays from the each of the category winners will be published online.

Eligibility and entry procedures can be found here

Please use SciLifeLabPrize@aaas.org for enquiries, questions or concerns.