At the conference the EPS Plasma Physics Division bestows a number of prestigious prizes and awards
- the Alfvén Prize
- the Landau-Spitzer Prize (awarded jointly by the APS and EPS Plasma Physics Divisions, every 4 years during the EPS conference)
- the Innovation Prize
- Europe-Asia Pacific Award
- PhD Research Award
During the conference the winners of the following prizes are selected:
PhD students wishing to enter the competition for one of these prizes should indicate so at the time of registration.