Resolution published by the Director of the Doctoral School announcing the Extraordinary Doctorate Awards for the 2025/2026 academic year.
On 18 December 2025, the Director of the Doctoral School announced the procedure for granting the Extraordinary Doctorate Awards for the 2025/2026 academic year.
This call is open to doctors who obtained their degree at the University of Valencia and achieved the highest grade in the defense of their thesis during the 2023/2024 academic year, between 1 October 2023 and 30 September 2024 (both inclusive), provided they did not participate in the call held in the 2024/2025 academic year.
The application period begins on 19 December 2025 and ends on 9 February 2026 (both inclusive).
Candidates whose theses were defended during the indicated period, in areas where this call does not include any award due to not reaching the minimum required for granting (mathematics, natural sciences, dentistry, and engineering), may apply in the next call in which awards for those areas are announced.
Entry into force of the new regulation governing doctorate awards
This year’s call introduces significant changes compared to previous years as a result of the entry into force of the new Extraordinary Doctorate Awards Regulation recently approved by the University’s Governing Council.
From now on, doctors may only participate in the call corresponding to the academic year in which they defended their thesis, as this award recognizes the best theses of a specific academic year.
In addition, only merits accredited by applicants will be considered, provided they were achieved between the date of admission to the doctoral program and the twelve months following the defense of the doctoral thesis.
Consequently, the annual call will be published 12 months after the end of an academic year. (For example, for theses defended in the 24/25 academic year, i.e., between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025, the call will be published between October and November 2026).
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