On the initiative of the late Mr Gustave Christin WERNAERS, the international WERNAERS Fund for research and the diffusion of knowledge was created with the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique - FNRS.
The WERNAERS Fund supports actions promoting research and the diffusion of scientific knowledge.
This Fund has 3 instruments to attain its objectives
- A Grant for specialisation in Scientific Communication and Popularisation (every 2 years => no grant in 2022) – Regulations (only in FR).
- The Wernaers Prize for Scientific Popularisation - Regulations (only in FR), Form (only in FR).
- Subventions to media that contribute to developing interest in scientific culture - Regulations (only in FR), Form (only in FR).
Fund Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is an advisory body for the selection of all actions to be supported by the Wernaers Fund.
It examines the applications submitted and makes reasoned proposals to the Fund's Management Committee.
Composition of the Board available here. (only in FR)
Recipients (only in FR)
Recipients 2022 - Recipients 2021 - Recipients 2020 - Recipients 2019 - Recipients 2018 - Recipients 2017 - Recipients 2016 - Recipients 2015 - Recipients 2014 - Recipients 2013 - Recipients 2012 - Recipients 2011 - Recipients 2010
Recipients 2022 - videos
The Wernaers Prize for Scientific Popularisation (only in FR)
- Deligne Chloé/Kohlbrenner Ananda/Richelle Sophie : « Oh ! Ça ne coule pas de source » - Exposition
- Jehin Emmanuel : « Vulgarisation de l’astronomie auprès du grand public et des jeunes » - Evénements et animations
- Rase Céline : « HECTOR, le podcast qui questionne la science, les pratiques et les positionnements scientifiques » - Podcasts
Subventions to media that contribute to developing interest in scientific culture (only in FR)
- Lenaerts Marie-Amélie (journaliste et navigatrice) : « Lab’Océan » - Capsules vidéo
- Loodts Nicolas (UCLouvain) : « Suivre les oranges. Les agricultures alternatives au temps des crises. » - Webdocumentaire
- Jeanne Hebbelinck et Frédéric Moray (La Colline d’En Face) : « Wallonia Life Science » - Série documentaire
- Viviane de Laveleye et Xavier Ziomek (Sioux Productions) : « Nanok » - Film documentaire
Logos
Logos available here