Submit your original idea to the Computational Science Student Competition and win a prize in one of the two nominations:
(i) Best New Computational Science Application
(ii) Best New Computational Science Algorithm.
Each prize includes: 500 EUR; a publication in the conference proceedings (in the track the winning paper was submitted to); an award certificate; and a trophy.
Prizes will acknowledge both the student(s) and their affiliated institution and research group.
What to submit
A short paper of 6-8 pages, using the ICCS conference template.
Where to submit
Via Easychair: select the “Student Competition” paper category.
When
20 February 2026: submission deadline (final).
1 April 2026: the runners-up are selected and all applicants are informed.
Selection criteria
- The main criterion is the originality of the idea, application, model, or algorithm. This idea should come from the students and not from their supervisors, although the supervisors can co-author the submission.
- Other criteria include scientific rigour (here a minimum threshold needs to be met of credible academic research), model implementation, and level of detail and insight provided by the results.
Competition Format
Out of all submitted papers, we will select, according to the above criteria, 4 (four) runners-up. These will be presented in a special Student Competition session at the venue, where the four presenters will have the opportunity to engage each other during the talks. The Student Competition Committee will then (after the special session) select the two winners, one in each category. The awards will be announced either at the Conference Dinner or at the Farewell Session.
The four runners-up will also be presented in the sessions of whatever track/workshop they were submitted to, as a way of supporting the relevant communities and promoting exposure.
The papers entered in the Student Competition and not selected for the runner-up special session will simply remain in the original track they submitted to and, if accepted, present there.
Other conditions
- Students should have an active registration in a graduate or undergraduate programme (PhD, Master’s, Bachelor’s) at the time of submission.
- Students can form teams of up to 4 students from the same organisation. We’ll give only one prize with one fee waiver per nomination though.