On the initiative of the AstraZeneca Foundation, the Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS and the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) will grant, in 2024, 3 Scientific Awards to researchers from postdoctoral level onwards who are affiliated to a Belgian university or a Belgian university hospital.
Scientific Awards AstraZeneca Foundation 2024
- Reward established investigators on the basis of their previous work, with a perspective of future development in the same field.
- Amount: 25.000 €/Award. Half of the amount will be attributed to the laureates for personnal use, the other half will be attributed to the laureates' laboratory.
Eligible topics
One Award will be granted in each of the following topics:
- New advances in diagnosis/ treatment of monogenic rare diseases
- New multidisciplinary approaches to tackle the obesity pandemic
- Personalized medicine in cardiovascular diseases
Eligible candidates
- Candidates should be active in the above mentioned fields of research, with both ongoing work related to the focus of the Award and future prospects.
- Candidates must be individual scientist from postdoctoral level onwardswho are affiliated to a Belgian university or a Belgian university hospital at the deadline of the call.
- Candidates must have held a research position in Belgium for at least five years (in a consecutive or cumulated period).
- Candidates must have obtained their first PhD degree maximum 15 years before the date of the submission deadline (possibly extended in case of eligible career breaks).
- Candidates may not have received an Award for the work submitted with the same amount (or higher) in the last 3 years (at the deadline of the call).
- Candidates can only apply to one AstraZeneca Award per call.
- Personnel of the AstraZeneca Foundation or affiliated to the AstraZeneca Foundation are not eligible for the Awards.
Call timeline
- Opening of the call: April 25th, 2024
- Deadline of the call: June 10th, 2024
- Jury meeting: Fall 2024
How to apply?
Applications, written in English, must be sent electronically to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on June 10th, 2024 at the latest.
The requested documents are :
- The application form pertaining to the Award you wish to apply to (see below), duly completed and signed.
- A detailled curriculum vitae.
- A complete list of publications.
Regulations:
Application forms:
The list of the previous laureates is available here.
Questions about the Award should be adressed via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
