Dear colleagues, The *EuroVis PhD Award* recognizes outstanding dissertations in academic research and development covering topics relevant to visualization. The intent of this award is to recognize excellent young researchers in their early career and to highlight visualization research. # Eligibility All dissertations by PhD researchers from the European visualization community (e.g., through contributions to the EuroVis conference) that were defended and awarded a doctoral degree between Jan 1, 2024 and Dec 31, 2025 are eligible for the 2026 competition. # Submission The PhD researcher’s advisor should nominate the candidate using this online form: https://www.eg.org/wp/eurographics-awards-programme/eurovis-phd-award/nomin… The nomination package must include: - A nomination letter written by the advisor including the name, email address, CV and publication list of the candidate, the dates when the dissertation was defended and when the degree was awarded, and a one-page summary of the significance of the dissertation. - The PDF of the dissertation (or a download link). - Optional additional letters of recommendation can also be attached. Deadline for nominations is January 31, 2026. See also: https://www.eg.org/wp/eurovis-phd-award/ Aligned with the Eurographics PhD Award, the awardees of the EuroVis PhD Award will be offered the opportunity to publish the state of the art section of their thesis as a STAR in the Computer Graphics Forum Journal. Feel free to contact me through eurovis-phd-award(a)eg.org in case of questions. Best regards, Stefan Bruckner (committee chair) // Prof. Dr. Stefan Bruckner // Director, Institute for Visual and Analytic Computing // Chair of Visual Analytics // University of Rostock // https://vac.uni-rostock.de/en/ // https://sbruckner.github.io/ // E-Mail: stefan.bruckner(a)uni-rostock.de // Phone: +49 381 498 7490 / +49 381 498 7481 (secr.)