Calls to apply currently open
- Generet Award for Rare Diseases - Deadline : 3.4.2023
- SCK CEN Chair “Roger Van Geen” - Nuclear Science - Deadline : 17.4.2023
BiR&D Cross-Disciplinary PhD Thesis Awards
Deadline : 01.02.2023
Periodicity : annual
Theme : PhD thesis that presents an original contribution with potential industrial valorisation within a 5-year period and a cross-disciplinary approach. Two Awards in the domain of Life & Health Sciences, two Awards in the domain of Science & Technology.
Award level : PhD thesis
Award coverage : Belgium
Amount : 4 x 5.000 €
Documents : Regulations - Recipients (only in FR) - Press release
Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation – Disruptive approaches exploiting cellular genetic defects in cancer
Deadline: 4.7.2022
Periodicity: annual
Theme : Innovative scientific research leading to novel perspectives on disruptive approaches exploiting cellular genetic defects in cancers.
Nominees : Belgium
Award : 25,000 €
Documents : Regulations - Laureates - Press release
Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation – Innovative approaches to promote prevention in public health and clinical care
Deadline : 4.7.2022
Periodicity : annual
Theme : Innovative scientific research leading to novel perspectives on innovative approaches to promote prevention in public health and clinical care.
Nominees : Belgium
Award : 25.000 €
Documents : Regulations - Laureates - Press release
Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation – Psycho-social vulnerability during the pandemic
Deadline : 4.7.2022
Periodicity : annual
Theme : Innovative scientific research leading to novel perspectives on psycho-social vulnerability during the pandemic.
Nominees : Belgium
Award : 25.000 €
Documents : Regulations - Laureates - Press release
Prize of the Centre d'Etudes Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte
Deadline: 01.03.2023
Periodicity: biennial
Theme: Scientific research achievement in the field of viral infections, in connection with health
Nominees: Belgium
Award: €12,500
Documents: Regulations - Press release - Recipients (only in FR)
Lambertine Lacroix Prize
Deadline: 4.10.2021
Periodicity: biennial
Theme: Basic cancer research, preferably with translational implications. In 2024: Research on cardiovascular diseases.
Nominees: Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Award: €30,000
Documents: Regulations (only in FR) - Recipients (only in FR) - Awards ceremony booklet (only in FR)
McKinsey & Company Scientific Award
Deadline: 01.03.2023
Periodicity: annual
Theme: Social and economic relevance or concrete applicability of a thesis in natural science, applied science, social, economic or management science, or biomedical science
Nominees (2 Prizes): Belgium - Doctoral thesis - one per Language Community
Award: €5,000
Documents: Regulations (only in FR) - Recipients (only in FR) - Awards ceremony booklet (only in FR)
Gagna A. & Ch. Van Heck Prize for Incurable Diseases
Next Deadline: 18.01.2021
Periodicity: triennial
Theme: Research having contributed to the cure, or hopes of cure, of a currently incurable disease
Nominees: International – researcher or medical doctor
Award: €75,000
Documents: Regulations - Recipients (only in FR) - Press release - Composition of the jury
Oswald Vander Veken Prize – Tumours of the Locomotor Apparatus
Deadline: 01.03.2023
Periodicity: triennial
Theme: Research on the causes, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of tumours of the locomotor apparatus
Nominees: European Economic Area + Switzerland
Award: €25,000
Documents: Regulations - Recipients (only in FR)
Eugène Yourassowsky Prize
Next Deadline: 02.03.2020
Periodicity: quadrennial
Theme: Doctoral thesis in medical microbiology and infectious diseases
Nominees: Wallonia-Brussels Federation – Thesis defended over the course of the four calendar years preceding the introduction date of the Prize
Award: €15,000
Documents: Regulations (only in FR) - Application form (only in FR) - Awards ceremony booklet (only in FR) - Recipients (only in FR)
SCK CEN Chair Roger Van Geen
Deadline: 17.04.2023
Periodicity: biennial
Theme: Nuclear energy and/or nuclear radiation: both technically oriented research and socio-economic research
Award level: Postdoctoral level or higher
Award coverage: Worldwide
Amount: €12,500
Documents: Regulations - Application form (only in FR) - Recipients (only in FR)
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Award
Deadline: 01.03.2023
Periodicity: biennial
Theme: 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
Award level: Scientific seniority of maximum PhD + 16 years on January the 1st 2023
Award coverage: Belgium
Amount: €30.000
Documents: Regulations