Please complete the form below to submit your entry for the EPMA Thesis Competition, sponsored by HILTI.

All submissions must be received by 22 april 2026.

Contact details

Thesis details

Category *
Thesis accepted in: *

Required documentation

  1. A copy of the thesis. (For PhD category, only Thesis in English will be accepted - Original language for Master category can be accepted)
  2. A letter of agreement from the supervisor of the thesis
  3. A copy of the diploma awarded by the applicant’s teaching establishment
  4. An extended abstract of the thesis, in English, up to a maximum of 7 pages for the Diploma/Masters and up to 10 pages for the Doctorate/PhD categories, to include:
  • Title, affiliation, supervisor, category (Diploma or Doctorate)
  • Introduction including objectives and a brief state of the art
  • Results and discussion including industrial and scientific interest
  • Conclusions
  • Relevant diagrams, illustrations, photographs
  • References
Document Submission Method *
Max. size: 10MB Accepted file types: .pdf*
Max. size: 10MB Accepted file types: .pdf*
Max. size: 10MB Accepted file types: .pdf*
Max. size: 10MB Accepted file types: .pdf*

If theses of insufficient standard are submitted, the judges reserve the right to not award a prize in either or both categories. Within the Competition there will be no preference for specific subjects or topics within powder metallurgy.