STUDENT AWARDS

Most remarkable and outstanding research work

To encourage high-quality work amongst young researchers, on the occasion of the EU PVSEC 2026, the EU PVSEC Student Awards will be delivered in recognition of the most remarkable and outstanding research work in the field of PV.

The Scientific Committee may nominate a number of awardees among the Conference Subjects.

The prizes will be awarded during the Closing of the Conference.

Student Award application

In order to apply for the EU PVSEC Student Awards applicants must:

be officially matriculated students, including PhD students, at the date of 2 February 2026
submit an abstract (in the format of one page + up to 3 explanatory pages) to the EU PVSEC via the User Area of this website by 2 February 2026
upload in addition to the abstract a photo of the Student ID and a letter of recommendation stating the name of the applicant and the institution where the research work is supervised, confirming that the applicant is an officially matriculated student at this institution. Recommendations should include a report of one A4 page that outlines how the research work will make an outstanding contribution to the discipline and what the specific contribution of the applicant is. The report can only be made by a student's supervisor(s) or head of department.

If you wish to participate in the Student Award review process, please tick the corresponding box while submitting your abstract via the User Area on this website. Note that only abstracts with the attached letter of recommendation and a valid Student ID will be considered for the award.

Student Awards Winners 2025

Watch the recordings of their presentations in the Online Platform.

Ms Maysa Sarsour

UNSW, Australia

1AO.6.1
Evaluating Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Stability under Industrial Illuminated Hydrogenation Conditions

^{Monday, 22 Sep 2025
Session 1AO.6, 17:00–18:30}

Mr Asier Murillo

FUNDACION CENER, Spain

3DO.12.4
Towards Recyclable PV: High-Efficiency Encapsuplant-Free Modules with Nanostructured Solar Cells and Glass

^{Thursday, 25 Sep 2025
Session 3DO.12, 10:30–12:00}

Ms Inés Durán Rupérez

IES - UPM, Spain

2BO.9.1
High Thermoelectric Performance in Few-Layered p-Type Molybdenum Disulfide for Photovoltaics

^{Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025
Session 2BO.9, 15:15–16:45}

Mr Mohamed Mahmoud

Fraunhofer ISE, Germany

2BO.1.4
Impact of Substrate Topography on Sequentially Evaporated Perovskite Film Growth: a Comparative Study of Planar and Textured Silicon Substrates for Tandem Application

^{Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025
Session 2BO.1, 08:30–10:00}

Ms Nikolina Pervan

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Austria

3DO.20.6
Festina Lente! The Impact of Lamination Duration on Encapsulant Stability

^{Thursday, 25 Sep 2025
Session 3DO.20, 17:00–18:30}

Ms Cristina Sanz-Cuadrado

UPM, Spain

5EP.1.5
Renewable Energy Communities and Citizen Participation in Technological and Social Innovations

^{Friday, 26 Sep 2025
Session 5EP.1, 10:30–12:00}

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STUDENT AWARDS

Student Award application