ASF–George Molenkamp Thesis Award 2025

This year marks the first edition of the ASF–George Molenkamp Thesis Award, bringing together two important traditions at the Amsterdam Business School. The ASF Sustainable Future Prize and the George Molenkamp Sustainability Thesis Award are being merged to strengthen our recognition of outstanding Master’s theses that advance sustainability research and practice. Both awards share a common driving force: honoring academic excellence in sustainability while fostering meaningful connections between research, education, and practice.

Award details

The winning student will receive an award of €1,500, and their supervisor will be recognized with €500. The award is made possible by the A Sustainable Future (ASF) in collaboration with partners. We encourage applications from excellent (>= 8) Master’s theses from the UvA Economics and Business, which clearly fall into the field of sustainability, e.g. as outlined in ASF goals.

Eligibility and submission criteria

Please submit your high-quality thesis to our system, at the latest by 8 November 2025.  The submitted theses must meet the following criteria:

1. The thesis topic must fall into one of the broad research themes: business sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and business ethics, e.g. as outlined in ASF goals;
2. The thesis must be completed for 1 of the Master’s of Science (MSc) programmes offered by UvA EB;
3. The thesis must be evaluated between 16 July 2024 and 31 August 2025;
4. The thesis must have received a grade of 8 or higher;
5. The thesis should not have been previously nominated by either of the awards.

Submission requirements

When sending submissions, please clearly indicate:

1. The title of the thesis
2. The grade of the thesis
3. The name of the student
4. The student’s Master’s programme and specialisation
5. The name of the supervisor
6. The date of the evaluation of the thesis
7. The contact information (email) of the student, and 8) add a PDF of the thesis.

Award ceremony

The winners will be chosen by a panel and will be announced during the UvA in Carré event in February 2026.

Contact

Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions related to the award. Please contact Award Coordinator Almasa Sarabi (a.sarabi@uva.nl).