Scientific Awards AstraZeneca Foundation 2023: call for applications
Scientific Awards AstraZeneca Foundation 2023: call for applications
Pathophysiology and treatment of auto-immune disease
Healthy aging: from physiological to psychological and ethical aspects
Physical, mental and social health at work
Scientific Awards AstraZeneca Foundation
- These 3 Awards are granted on the initiative of the AstraZeneca Foundation.
- Amount: 25.000 €/Award. Half of the amount is awarded personally to the laureate, the other half is allocated to the laureate's laboratory.
- Reward established investigators on the basis of their previous work, with a perspective of future development in the same field.
Eligible topics
One Award will be attributed in each of the following topics:
- New developments in the pathophysiology and treatment of auto-immune disease.
- Healthy aging: from physiological to psychological and ethical aspects.
- Physical, mental and social health at work.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates should be active in the above mentioned fields of research, with both ongoing work related to the focus of the Awards and future prospects.
- The Awards can only be given to individual scientists from postdoctoral level onwards who are affiliated to a Belgian university or university hospital at the deadline of the call.
- Prior to the submission deadline, candidates must have held a research position in Belgium for at least 5 years (in a consecutive or cumulated period).
- Candidates must have obtained their (first) PhD degree maximum 15 years prior to the call submission deadline (extended in case of eligible career breaks).
- Personnel of the AstraZeneca Foundation or affiliated to the AstraZeneca Foundation are not eligible for the Awards.
- 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.
Call schedule
- Opening of the call: 7 April 2023
- Deadline of the call: 12 June 2023
- Jury meeting: October 2023
How to apply?
Applications, written in English, must be sent electronically to prix@frs-fnrs.be on June 12, 2023 at the latest.
The requested documents are :
- The application form pertaining to the Award you wish to apply to (see below)
- A detailled scientific curriculum vitae
- A list of publications
Regulations
Application forms
The list of the previous laureates is available here.
Questions about the Awards should be addressed via email to prix@frs-fnrs.be.
