WCTRS Prizes

The Society awards the following prizes at every conference:

Jules Dupuit Prize:

awarded to a person whose scientific and professional career has been of distinguished benefit to the transportation community. The Society Steering Committee elect a sub-committee to nominate candidates for this prize.

WCTRS Transport Policy Prize:

for the most influential paper published in Transport Policy in the previous three years, nominated by the journal editors.

WCTRS Grand Prize for Best Paper:

for the best paper in the conference, nominated by the Prizes sub-committee.

WCTRS Young Prize for Best Paper by Young Authors:

for the best paper in the conference presented by a researcher under the age of 35, nominated by the Prizes sub-committee.

WCTRS Best Poster Prize:

for the best paper in the conference presented as a poster, nominated by the Prizes sub-committee.

WCTRS Cairo University Prize:

for the best paper from a researcher from a developing country, nominated by the Prizes sub-committee.

WCTRS Topic Area Prizes:

for the best paper from each of the Conference Research Categories, that has not received another prize. These are nominated by the Prizes sub-committee.

Shortlists for all prizes nominated by the Prizes sub-committee are drawn up before each conference. The winners are decided after all papers have been presented, and their prizes are awarded at the conference closing ceremony.