Poster awards

The posters presented at NWO CHAINS are eligible to win 1 of the poster awards. The posters will be judged by the poster jury during both days of CHAINS on the research significance, the poster design, and the clarity of the presentation.

Criteria

Posters will be judged based on the following criteria:

  • Appearance: Quality of the poster design/layout and its visual appeal to the audience.
  • Content: Scientific quality, clarity of the research, and presentation of results.
  • Presentation: Quality of the oral presentation during the regular poster session. 

The poster awards

Five poster prizes will be awarded. One for each programme track and one for the overall theme:

€250,-  Chemistry of Bonding poster award (annual theme)
€250,-  Chemical Conversion poster award
€250,-  Chemistry of Life poster award
€250,- Chemistry of Materials poster award
€250,- Fundamentals and Methods of Chemistry poster award

Award ceremony of the demo & poster awards

The NWO CHAINS poster awards will be awarded on Wednesday 3 December 2025 at the end of the conference day. If the nominated winner is not present during the ceremony, the prize will be awarded to the runner-up.