The FRFS-FNRS and the WEL Research Institute a.s.b.l. announced the opening on December 15^th of the first “WEL-T Investigator Programme” call, funded by the Walloon region, for strategic research of excellence in engineering, chemistry and physics with a view to developing breakthrough innovations for industrial applications aimed at sustainable transition. 

 This programme is open to researchers from the universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation who are

• either established (Advanced grants, max. €350,000/year)
• or at the beginning of their career (Starting grants, max. €200,000/year).

Context of the call:

WEL-T (Walloon ExceLlence in Technology) is a strategic axis of the FRFS (Fonds de la Recherche Fondamentale Stratégique, specialized fund of the FNRS) and a department of the WEL Research Institute. Through the “WEL-T Investigator Programme” call, Wallonia grants significant resources over several years to WEL-T Investigators in support to ambitious research programmes that pave the road to new scientific breakthroughs. These programmes constitute a pillar of the WEL-T Investigators' laboratory and are flexible, allowing adaptation of the research scope over time as needed. WEL-T Investigators must demonstrate a combination of scientific excellence, an awareness of unmet sustainable transition needs in their field, and a willingness to seek opportunities for application of their discoveries.

Rules, mini-guide and Scientific Commission :

• WEL-T INVESTIGATOR PROGRAMME 2022 Regulations
• WEL-T INVESTIGATOR PROGRAMME 2022 Mini-guide
• WEL-T Scientific Commission 2022

EDM Award

• Rewards a particularly deserving researcher for an original fundamental or translational contribution in the fields of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism or Nutrition.
• The research can be based on any model or experimental approach(functional, morphological, genetic, pharmacological, epidemiological) but cannot pertain to cancerous pathologies. 
• Amount : 30.000 €. Half of the amount will be allocated to the laureate personally; the other half will be attributed to the laureate's laboratory.

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates must be affiliated to a Belgian university or university hospital and currently conduct a research project in the field of the Award.​
• Candidates must hold a PhD in a medical or biomedical field.
• Candidates must have a scientific seniority of maximum PhD +16 years on January the 1^st 2023, i.e. the candidates must have obtained their PhD after January the 1^st 2007.
• Candidates must have worked in a medical/biomedical context in Belgium at least 6 years prior to the deadline of the call, including minimum 2 years after the PhD.
• Candidates must not have received an award of an amount equal or superior to 15.000 € for the work submitted in the last 3 years (prior to the deadline of the call).​

How to apply

• The filled and signed application form.
• A detailled curriculum vitae.
• A complete list of publications. 

Thèse de doctorat en sciences exactes

Prix Antonella Karlson

• Récompense une thèse de doctorat dans un domaine des sciences exactes, incluant la physique, la chimie, les mathématiques, l'informatique et les sciences appliquées. 
• Montant : 5.000 € (à usage personnel).

Critères d'éligibilité

• La thèse de doctorat doit avoir été défendue publiquement entre le 1^er janvier 2021 et le 31 décembre 2022, dans l'une des institutions universitaires de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles ou à l'École Royale Militaire. 
• La thèse de doctorat ne peut pas avoir déjà été récompensée, excepté par un Prix honorifique. 

Modalités pratiques

• Le formulaire de candidature.
• Un curriculum vitae scientifique. 
• Une liste des publications. 
• Une lettre de recommandation du promoteur ou de la promotrice de la thèse. 
• Une version électronique de la thèse. 

Research against viral infections

Prize Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte

• This Prize is attributed on the initiative of the Centre d'études Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte and aims at encouraging scientific research in the field of virology.
• Rewards a scientific research achievement in the field of viral infections, in connection with health. 
• Amount : 12.500 € (for personnal use). 

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates must be promising researchers of at least posdoctoral level.-
• Candidates must be attached to a Belgian university or a Federal or Regional Research Center active in biomedical research. 
• The Prize can reward a scientific research performed by a team.  

How to apply

• The application form.
• A detailled curriculum vitae.
• A list of publications. 

Tumors of the locomotor apparatus

Oswald Vander Veken Prize

• Rewards a senior researcher for an original contribution to the understanding of tumors of the locomotor apparatur, their causes, their prevention, the diagnosis and/or their treatment. 
• Amount : 25.000 € (for personal use).

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates must be affiliated to a University of the European Economic Area or Switzerland at the deadline of the call (March 1, 2023). ​
• The Prize can be awarded to a research team represented by a maximum of three researchers.
• Candidates cannot have received a previous Prize for their submitted research, except honorary Prize.

How to apply

• The application form.
• A detailled curriculum vitae.
• A list of publications.