The call for the 2026 Carbon Future Young Investigator Award is open!
About the award
Tsinghua University Press announces the 2026 Carbon Future Young Investigator Award. This award is intended to recognize and encourage outstanding early career researchers in the areas of carbon-related materials, catalysis, energy conversion and storage, as well as low carbon emission process and engineering. The award includes an honorarium of $1,000 for each awardee (up to 10 awardees).
Eligibility
The nominee must be a current PhD student or postdoctoral researcher.
The nominee's research should align with the scope of Carbon Future (carbon-related materials, catalysis, energy storage and conversion, or chemical engineering).
Nomination
The nomination should be made by the nominee's PhD or postdoc advisor.
Required materials:
CV of the nominee (less than 5 pages);
1-page research statement of the nominee;
A nomination letter from the nominator commenting on the qualifications and accomplishments of the nominee as well as the significance and impact of his or her research.
All materials should be written in English or Chinese
IMPORTANT: Please email your full nomination to carbonfuture@tup.tsinghua.edu.cn by March 31, 2026.
Please supply the following words in your email: I hereby affirm that the information contained in the application is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.
Additional Information:
The award is generously sponsored by Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University Press and Ordos Laboratory.
We strive to ensure fair geographic distribution of awards, in keeping with Carbon Future's status as an international journal.
Carbon Future will devote a topical collection to feature the awardees and their research achievements. Therefore, if awarded, the nominee agrees to submit to Carbon Future, before August 1st, 2026, an article that introduces their research area and critically reviews on their published work in the area.
All awardees will be invited to attend the ceremony at The 2026 International Symposium on Carbon Future, which will be held on August 5-8, 2026 in Ordos, China.
If you have any questions, please contact us by email carbonfuture@tup.tsinghua.edu.cn.
About The Journal:
Carbon Future (ISSN 2960-0561, https://www.sciopen.com/journal/2960-0561) is an open access, peer-reviewed, and international interdisciplinary journal sponsored by Tsinghua University (and its Press). It was launched in 2024. It serves as a high-quality platform for academic and industrial communities to share their latest findings and insights on all aspects of carbon, including carbon-related materials, catalysis, energy storage and conversion, as well as low carbon emission process and engineering, aiming at being a leading journal on carbon. Rapid review and publication are unique functions of this journal. It is indexed by Inspec, CAS, DOAJ… Carbon Future features cutting-edge research articles, insightful reviews, perspectives, and news and views in the related field. The article publishing charge (APC) is covered by the Tsinghua University Press.
