Ouverture de l'appel Scientific Awards AstraZeneca Foundation 2022

The FNRS and the FWO will grant in 2022 the Scientific Awards AstraZeneca Foundation which reward established investigators in 3 different topics in Life & Health Sciences.

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 allocated 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:

• Disruptive approaches exploiting cellular genetic defects in cancer.


• Innovative approaches to promote prevention in public health and clinical care.


• Psycho-social vulnerability during the pandemic.

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.


• Candidates must have been doing research in Belgium in a biomedical context for at least five consecutive years prior to the submission deadline.


• Candidates must have obtained their PhD degree maximum 15 years before the date of the 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 (prior to the deadline of the call). Candidates can only apply to one AstraZeneca Award.

How to apply?

Applications, written in English, must be sent electronically to prix@frs-fnrs.be on July 4, 2022 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

• Cellular genetic defects in cancer Award


• Prevention in public health and clinical care Award


• Psycho-social vulnerability during the pandemic Award