The prize is awarded a bachelor's or master's (one- or two-year) thesis that has received the highest grade at one of the following faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Law or Economics and Management. Its topic must have a clear connection to Europe or the EU.

Supervisors, examiners, and heads of department may nominate theses. Self-nominations are also accepted. In addition to the thesis itself, the nomination should include a short letter of recommendation describing the strengths of the thesis. If the thesis is self-nominated, the author must submit a CV and the letter of recommendation must be written by the thesis supervisor.

Information about the Best Thesis Award and the nomination process is posted on our website and sent out through our mailing list, which you can subscribe to here.

The deadline for the current nomination period is September 1, 2023. Fill out the following webform to nominate a thesis: Nomination webform. 

The winning thesis is chosen by a jury appointed by the Centre for European Studies. The winner is awarded 10 000 SEK. The jury may also decide to give a second thesis an honourable mention.

If you have any questions, please contact Maria Strömvik (maria [dot] stromvik [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se).