For the first time, during the 49th Apimondia Congress, each Apimondia Scientific Commission selected one student poster to be awarded. Students uploaded their posters on the congress platform and each commission evaluated them according to the following criteria:

• Title: Easy to read, captured the idea/topic of the poster.
• Written material: Introduction/ methodology/results/conclusions. Wording should be limited, clear, easy to follow, easy to read, and accurate.
• Layout/Design: Space used effectively. Graphics and writing are not crowded and the layout is easy to follow.
• Creativity: Graphics/Pictures/Illustrations: They enhance poster’s impact or message and help the viewer to understand the content.
• Overall impression: Poster attracting attention and conveying a message to the beekeepers

Seventy-two student posters were uploaded. The awardees were announced and called to receive their Certification of the Award during the Closing Ceremony.

Congratulations to winners!

Apitherapy
Šarūnė Sorkytė (Lithuania)
Preserving boar semen quality parameters with propolis extracts during long-term storage

Bee Biology
Gabriel Reginatto Silva (Brasil)
Food storage behaviour in stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata

Bee Health
Pablo Juri (Uruguay)
Evaluation of screen and sticky bottom boards for the control of Varroa destructor
in Africanized and European honeybees

Beekeeping Economy
Josely Borges Ortiz (Mexico)
A new device to detect the adulterated honey: Business plan

Pollination & Bee Flora
Chiara Benedetta Boni (Italy)
Unmanaged wild bees and managed honey bees do not share pollen resources: investigation on interspecific trophic competition in three National Parks

Rural Development
Sandra Barbosa (Portugal)
Enhancing propolis production: A strategic approach to boost beekeeping profitability through effective mediation

Technology and Quality
Lucía Almeida Kutscher (Uruguay)
Antimicrobial activity of honeydew honey that caused larvae mortality (River Disease) in Uruguay