The Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS and the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) will grant, in 2025, the Nokia Bell Scientific Award in recognition of an outstanding PhD thesis that brings the most original contribution in the field of Information and Communication Technologies.
Eligible topics:
- Artificial/augmented intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence assisted software development
- Big data and analytics
- Decentralized/Trustless Software Systems
- Edge and cloud computing
- Fixed and wireless communication
- Optical communication
- Signal processing
- Software engineering for cyber-physical systems
Amount: 8.000 € for personal use.
Eligible candidates
- The PhD thesis must have been publicly defended between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024 in a Belgian university or the Royal Military Academy.
- Candidates must be affiliated to a university or research institute (worldwide) in a research position at the submission deadline (March 17, 2025).
- The PhD thesis may have been partially or entirely conducted in collaboration with Nokia Bell and its subsidiaries.
- Employees from Nokia Bell and its subsidiaries are not eligible for the Award.
Call timeline
- Opening of the call: December 9, 2024
- Deadline of the call: March 17, 2025
- Panel meeting: June 2025
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 March 17, 2025 (midnight Brussels time), at the latest.
The requested documents are:
- The application form duly completed and signed.
- A detailled curriculum vitae.
- A complete list of publications.
- An electronic version of the thesis.
The complete regulations of the Award are available here.
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..
