The 11th CEISAL Congress, held at Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris, France, in June 2025, focused on the theme: Social, environmental, and climate justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conferences, round tables, and symposiums succeeded in developing and deepening scientific analysis, seeking to respond to and explore various topics within the framework of this theme.
Therefore, in the fourth edition of the “Professor Andrzej Dembicz Award for the best doctoral thesis on Latin America and the Caribbean” competition, theses focusing on the study and research of “social, environmental, and climate justice in Latin America and the Caribbean” will be accepted. This will allow us to evaluate the scientific framework established by the 11th CEISAL conference.
These theses must comply with the General Criteria and Rules of the Competition and the specific requirements set out in this announcement: Full text of the announcement.
General Guidelines
Individuals who have graduated and obtained a doctoral degree between November 29, 2023, and November 29, 2026, from universities in Europe are eligible to participate. Submissions must be individual (not group) works. Participants must have completed the entire curriculum by the date of submission, including the defense of the thesis before an examining board. To participate in the contest, the following must be submitted:
- a summary of the thesis, maximum 20 pages;
- the complete work, either in the form of a thesis or a series of articles (this cannot exceed 500 A4 pages) in pdf format;
- a resume;
- a statement that the same thesis has not been submitted to another contest.
Contributions will be judged by an Evaluation Committee based on the quality and relevance of the research, the appropriateness of the methodology chosen, the original contributions made, and publications in international conferences and journals that demonstrate the impact of the thesis in the field.
To submit a doctoral thesis to the competition, all documents must be sent to the following email address:
Important dates
- Closing date for receipt of theses and other documents: November 29, 2026
- Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2027
- Publication of the five finalist theses: December 1, 2027
- Announcement of the final results of the competition: February 1, 2028.
The prizes
The winning doctoral thesis will receive a prize of €1,500.00 (one thousand five hundred euros) from the Professor Andrzej Dembicz Foundation, a medal, and a diploma.
CEISAL will cover the winner's travel and accommodation expenses so that they can collect their prize.
The jury's decision will be announced publicly and the prize will be awarded during the 12th CEISAL Congress in Valencia, Spain, in 2028.