Call for nominations for prizes 2026
Who would you like to nominate for the Minerva Prize and/or Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa Thesis Award? Who knows, you might help your candidate further enhance her or his CV and become even more recognised.
Have a look at the nomination procedures and submit your input before the deadline of 1 October 2026.
The Minerva Prize is intended to celebrate excellence and to highlight a laureate who serves as an inspiring role model in the physics community. The prize is annually awarded by the NNV and DPC to an outstanding young female or non-binary physicist in the Netherlands with an overall performance that scientifically excels in any subfield of physics. Candidates can work in academia, TO2 institutes or at universities of applied sciences.
The Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa Thesis Award recognizes an outstanding PhD thesis in the field of physics.



