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GCUA 2030 Award
Published: 05 October 2026
Welcome to send in your submission to GCUA 2030 Award 2026! This award is a great opportunity for PhD students or recently graduated PhD students at SLU to communicate their research to a broad audience globally.
GCUA 2030 Award is a inspiring and different way to learn more on how to communicate your research. All PhD students are welcome to submit, as well as those who recently defended their thesis. You submit by following the instructions below. The three top nominations win a significant prize sum to use in their research.
The prize sum is 3500 EUR for the winner, 1000 EUR for the second place and 500 EUR for third place. The prize sum will go via each institution and be part of the laureates research funding. The laureates will also be given the opportunity to present their research in a GCUA 2030 webinar.
Eligible candidates are PhD students at SLU, those who defended their thesis in 2025 or is about to do so in 2026.
Note! Deadline is 13 November 2026.
SLU can nominate up to three candidates for the prize (previous laureates are not eligible to be nominated). If you are interested, please send your submission to GCUA@slu.se with:
- An abstract of the research in English (max 250 words) together with a graphic abstract emphasising 3-5 main points
- A motivation of how the research contributes to sustainable development including potential for impact (250 words)
- A video presentation in English summarising the research in a popular scientific way for a broad audience focusing on how the research contributes to sustainable global development throughout the video. The video should be maximum two minutes. We strongly recommend that English subtitles are included.
Consider that all parts, both oral and written, are targeting a non-scientific audience.
Except the attached files, the e-mail should also contain
- Full name and e-mail address to you
- Title of project/thesis.
- A short declaration on how AI has been used (e.g. : “Used ChatGPT to generate ideas” or “Used Gemini for grammar checking.” Note! This is eligible for award consideration.
The GCUA 2030 team at SLU will consider all incoming submissions and nominate three candidates.
The final laureates of the GCUA 2030 award will be selected by an international expert panel.
GCUA 2030 is a network of university partners from across the globe, representing different disciplines with a key objective to equip the next generation of researchers, teachers and academic leaders with knowledge, tools and networks that will strengthen their capacity to work across disciplines and conduct translational research.