We invite young researchers (PhD students and post-docs no longer than 4 years after dissertation) to participate in our Young Researcher Award Challenge. The winning paper will be announced during the conference and awarded a prize of 200 €.


If you want to take part in the challenge:

  1. Please submit an abstract to the conference before the submission deadline. Moreover, indicate that you want to take part in the Award Challenge when registering for the conference.
  2. Please submit a full paper (manuscript, under review or published) until till May 17, 2025, via email to RN21-conference@lut.fi
  3. The candidates will present their work in a special “award session”
  4. Submissions will be judged by a committee of RN21 board members
  5. Selection criteria are innovation and methodological contribution.
  6. In case of co-authorship with a supervisor: the Young Researcher must be the first author, and only the Young Researcher can receive the award.