The EPS Mentor Award rewards the EPS member that is not just a supervisor but also acts as a mentor contributing not only to the scientific but also the personal and career development of their students/employees.

Who can be nominated?

  • The EPS member is extraordinary in supervising/ mentoring of MSc or BSc students, PhD candidates or postdocs (also in a long term perspective).
  • PhD candidates, postdocs or PIs

Award: 250 €* and a special surprise (*The amount is to be spent on research-related activities at the discretion of the laureate)

Nomination details

  • The nominated person has to be a member of the EPS graduate School or is a member of a group that is part of EPS.
  • Multiple nomination per department/research group possible.
  • An award winner cannot be nominated for the same award again
  • For each nomination the nomination form and the letter of recommendations have to be filled in. The recommendation letter can be written from multiple people ( for example in form of quotes) but one part needs to be written from a member of the same research group. Please send all documents in one email to the EPS office assistant Anja Mosselman (Anja.Mosselman@wur.nl).
  • Deadline for submitting the complete nomination documents is 2 March 2025.
  • Nomination can be submitted by any group member and does not have to be an EPS member.
  • For questions please contact Juliane Teapal (Juliane.Teapal@wur.nl)