APREN Award
Applications for the 11th edition of the APREN Award are now open!
This Prize is intended for master's and doctoral who have completed their dissertation at Portuguese higher education institutions, recognizing academic work written in Portuguese or English that contributes to the development of the renewable energy sector in Portugal.
This year, the big news is the increase in prizes awarded: for doctoral studies , the first and second place winners receive €5,500 and €3,500 , while for master's degrees the winners are awarded €4,000 and €2,000 .
Furthermore, the 11th edition of the APREN Award features a renewed jury, including representatives from public entities relevant to the energy sector, such as the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) , the Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (DGEG) , the Climate Agency (ApC) , and the National Laboratory for Energy and Geology (LNEG) .
The jury is composed of:
- Jorge Vasconcelos , NEWES (President of the Jury)
- Ana Teresa Perez , Climate Agency
- Bernardo Silva , FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
- Margarita Robaina , University of Aveiro
- Maria do Carmo Figueira , APA – Portuguese Environment Agency
- Miguel Centeno Brito , FCUL – Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon; Mónica Meireles , ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon
- Nuno Souza e Silva , R&D Nester
- Patrícia Fortes , FCT – Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon
- Paulo Martins , DGEG – Directorate-General for Energy and Geology
- Pedro Carvalho , IST – Instituto Superior Técnico
- Pedro Horta , University of Évora
- Sofia Simões , LNEG – National Laboratory of Energy and Geology
Applications are open until January 23rd , and the regulations are available below.
