The Commodity and Energy Markets Association (CEMA) confers three awards selected from the papers presented at its annual conference.

Papers presented at the CEMA 2025 conference will be considered for the following awards: 

• CEMA Best Paper Award (500 EUR)

• CEMA Best PhD Paper Award (500 EUR)

• ESSEC-Amundi Best Asset Management Paper Award (1000 EUR)

The CEMA 2025 awards will be announced at the CEMA General Assembly be held at the CEMA Annual Meeting on June 16th, 2026.

Awards Eligibility

• Presenting author must be registered at the CEMA conference (including membership) by May 15. 

• Paper must be presented at the conference by the eligible presenting author.

• Candidate papers for the Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award must be presented by a Ph.D. student, who must be a Ph.D. student at the time of submission. 

•  A paper is considered in at most one category (standard, PhD, Amundi). If eligible for the PhD prize, it is considered in the PhD category by default.

Selection criteria:

• Originality and significance

• Technical quality and correctness

• Clarity of contribution and writing

• Relevance and fit with CEMA audience

• Quality of conference presentation