SIMGBM intends to award the best Doctoral Thesis in the field of General Microbiology.

Doctoral theses discussed at Italian universities after January 1, 2023 may be submitted.
Applications must be received by the secretariat of the Society electronically at simgbmsegreteria@gmail.com by March 20, 2024 in the form below:

A) PDF file named “SIMGBM2024-Surname_Name-Application” containing:
1) Application including personal details, domicile, telephone and e-mail address, indication of the award category for which the candidate is applying*.
2) brief curriculum vitae;
3) certificate (or self-certification) attesting to the achievement of the PhD degree. Theses delivered and not yet discussed will also be accepted, provided that the discussion is scheduled by June 1, 2024. In this case, a letter from the coordinator confirming the scheduled date of the thesis defence.
4) Signed attestation(see attached) that the Thesis Supervisor of the Thesis is a SIMGBM Member with regular membership status including 2024. Regular membership status of the Tutor is one of the prerequisites for the validity of the application.

B) PDF file named “SIMGBM2024-Surname_Name-Thesis” containing a copy of the thesis, including abstract and any supplementary materials. In case the file is too heavy, it is possible to send it via the web (wetransfer, google or other). However, please specify.

The prize of €1,500 will be awarded upon the unquestionable judgment of a committee specially appointed by the Society and will be presented as part of the upcoming Cortona Procarioti Conference to be held in Cortona June 27-29, 2024. The winner is required to attend the event and at that event he or she must publicly present the awarded work.

The winner will be notified in writing by June 1, 2024, and the results will be posted on www.simgbm.it. The Selection Boards reserve the right to change the area in which the thesis will be evaluated in relation to the congruence of the thesis with the theme of the call.

*Important note: Candidates for this award will not be eligible to apply for the SIMGBM Award for the best paper in General Microbiology nor for the Franco Tato Award for the best Thesis in Microbial Biotechnology.