Opening of the call Mc Kinsey & Company Scientific Award

Thanks to the patronage of McKinsey & Company, the FNRS will grant, in 2024, the McKinsey & Company Scientific Award to a researcher who can demonstrate the societal and economic relevance OR the practical applicability of his/her doctoral thesis. 

The doctoral thesis must pertain to one of the following fields:

• Exact sciences


• Applied sciences


• Social, economic or management sciences


• Biomedical sciences

Amount: 5.000 € for personal use.

The thesis must have been publicly defended in 2023 in a university of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels or the Royal Military Academy. Candidates must be affiliated to a recognized university (within or outside the Federation Wallonia-Brussels) at the deadline of the call (cf. below). The thesis may not have been previously rewarded, except by an honorary Award. 

McKinsey & Company staff are not eligible to the Award.

Call timeline:

• Opening of the call: December 5th, 2023


• Deadline of the call: March 4th, 2024 at 2PM (Brussels time)


• Jury meeting: Spring 2024

Applications must be submitted electronically via the FNRS online application systeme-space by March 4th 2024 at 2PM (Brussels time) at the latest.

The application file is composed of:

• The e-space online application form


• A scientific section encompassing:
  
  
  
  • A summary of the PhD thesis in layman’s term
  
  
  • A scientific summary of the PhD thesis
  
  
  • A presentation demonstrating the social and economic relevance or the practical applicability of the PhD thesis
  
  
  
  


• A detailed curriculum vitae


• A complete list of publications


• An electronic version of the thesis

The complete regulations of the McKinsey & Company Scientific Award 2024 are available here.

The list of the previous laureates is available here.

Questions about the Award should be adressed via email to prix@frs-fnrs.be.