NVV Thesis Prize
Each year, we award the NVV Thesis Prize to the best thesis in the field of transport law. Established in 2021, the prize spotlights high-quality thesis research and its authors and brings them into closer contact with transport law practice.
Would you like the chance to win a cash prize of €1,000 and present your dissertation at the Journee Schadee? The Journee Schadee is our annual conference and a great opportunity to share your research with a wider audience, meet our members, and network.
Entry and admission NVV Thesis Prize 2027
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Have you written a dissertation on a topic within transport law?
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In Dutch or English?
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Between 8,000 and 25,000 words?
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And was your dissertation awarded a mark of 8 or higher?
Please send your dissertation to secretaris@vervoerrecht.nl before 1 January 2027, stating your name, degree programme and educational institution. Don’t forget to include proof of the grade assessment. Further information and the full terms and conditions for participation can be found in the prize regulations. The Dutch version of the Regulations prevails.
Jury and assessment
The thesis prize is organised by Willem Sprenger, LL.M. (chair), Prof. Ingrid Koning, and Niall Buissing, LL.M., PhD. The jury is further composed of Prof. Alex Geert Castermans, LL.M., and Welmoed van der Velde, LL.M., PhD.
The jury will assess, amongst other things, the legal quality of the argument, originality and the significance of the thesis for transport law practice or academic research. All assessment criteria, including explanatory notes, can be found in the thesis prize regulations. The results will be announced during the Journée Schade.
Previous winners
- NVV THESIS PRIZE 2026 – Marit van Loon (Utrecht University)
‘Derdenwerking van de Forumkeuze in het Cognossement: de Vervoerder in Onzekerheid?’. Awarded on 9 April 2026.
- NVV THESIS PRIZE 2025 – Sep van Ekeren (Utrecht University)
‘Een Eerlijk Verhaal van Gemene Averij – Rechtvaardige toepassing van het retentierecht in averij-grosse’. Awarded on 13 November 2025.
- NVV THESIS PRIZE 2024 – Hannah Mosmans (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
‘The limitation of liability of a ship owner in the case of oil spills versus the polluter pays principle’. Awarded on 14 November 2024.
- NVV THESIS PRIZE 2023 – Dawid Beyers (Leiden University)
‘The Cape Town Convention’s Insolvency Remedies in the Age of Corporate Rescue and Large-Scale Airline Restructuring’. Awarded on 2 November 2023.
- NVV THESIS PRIZE 2022 – Ghislainne Meesters (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
‘Compulsory Pilotage in Straits Used for International Navigation. Promoting Safe Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Arctic’. Awarded on 24 November 2022.
- NVV THESIS PRIZE 2021 – Cyril Uchenna Amaefule (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
”Cross-border Insolvency of Shipping Companies: Time for Nigeria to Adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-border Insolvency’. Awarded on 23 April 2021.
Questions?
Please contact the association secretary at secretaris@vervoerrecht.nl.
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