The Award is given annually in recognition of the best PhD thesis in Europe, in the field of Systems and Control, and it is sponsored by EECI. The aim is to encourage high-quality works among young researchers in their initial research period.

To be eligible for the award, the thesis must have been written in English and must have been defended in Europe during the year prior the application deadline.

The prize consists of a certificate and a cash award of 1000€.

Since 2018, the awardee(s) of this Price are invited to contribute (vision, review or research tutorial type paper) to Annual Review in Control, in a new category of papers of this IFAC Journal, dedicated to Young Research Talents.

More information about this award and the nomination procedure is available here.