The Alimentarius Science Prize 2026

Submit your outstanding master's thesis or dissertation. The prize is worth up to €6,000 in total. Deadline for submissions is February 15!

Since 2019, the Scientific Advisory Board of the journal DIE ERNÄHRUNG has been awarding an annual science prize for outstanding scientific work in these core areas. The aim is to promote young academics and raise public awareness of food issues.

The award is given to one scientific work in each of the categories “dissertation” and “diploma or master's thesis” from one of the fields of ‘science’ with a focus on nutrition and food sciences or related fields of study, “law” with a focus on economic and food law, “Technology” with a focus on food and biotechnology or related fields of study, and “Economics” with a focus on marketing (e.g., trade, consumer research), socioeconomics, and economics.

You can find all the information and documents here: https://www.ernaehrung-nutrition.at/der-alimentarius-2025-preistraegerinnen-und-preistraeger-geehrt

29.01.2026