The prizes are presented according to the date upon which they occur in the year, without taking their periodicity into account. The Prizes which are reserved (at least partially) for the Wallonia-Brussels Federation are presented in French, those open to a broader public are presented in English.
BiR&D Multi-Disciplinary PhD Thesis Awards
Deadline: 01.11.2017
Periodicity: annual
Theme: PhD thesis that presents an original and multidisciplinary contribution with potential industrial valorization within a 5 years period. One Award in the domain of Life & Health Sciences,
one Award in the domain of Science & Technology.
Nominees: Belgium
Award: 2 x 10,000 €
Documents: Regulations - Form - Award Winners
Scientific Award Foundation AstraZeneca – Epigenetics
Deadline: 16.10.2017
Periodicity: annual
Theme: Innovative research evaluating the impact of epigenetics on health and diseases.
Nominees : Belgium
Award : 25,000 €
Documents: Regulations - Application form - Lauréats - Press release
Scientific Award Foundation AstraZeneca – Healthy Ageing
Deadline : 16.10.2017
Periodicity : annual
Theme : Innovative scientific research on multi-morbidity in geriatric patients, the impact on healthy ageing and the way to ameliorate the quality of life of the elderly and the very old in society.
Nominees : Belgium
Award : 25.000 €
Documents : Regulations - Application form - Lauréats - Press release
Scientific Award Foundation AstraZeneca – Immunotherapy
Deadline : 16.10.2017
Periodicity : annual
Theme : Original scientific research on innovative approaches for the monitoring and treatment of immune-mediated disorders in oncology.
Nominees : Belgium
Award : 25.000 €
Documents : Regulations - Application form - Lauréats - Press release
Scientific Award Foundation AstraZeneca – Metabolic Diseases
Deadline : 16.10.2017
Periodicity : annual
Theme : Innovative scientific research on cardiovascular risk factors in metabolic diseases, including congenital disorders of metabolism..
Nominees : Belgium
Award : 25.000 €
Documents : Regulations - Application form - Lauréats - Press release
Baillet Latour Health Prize 2018
Deadline : 30.09.2017
Periodicity : annual
Theme : Cancer
Nominees : International
Award : 250.000 €
Documents : Call for nomination - Regulations - Application form - Historical background
Prize of the "Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte Study Centre"
Deadline: 01.03.2017
Periodicity: biennial
Theme: scientific research achievement in the field of viral infections, in connection with health
Nominees: Belgium
Award: 12,500 €
Documents: Regulations - Application form - Press release -Award winners
Lambertine Lacroix Prize - CANCEROLOGIE
Deadline: 15.12.2017
Periodicity: biennial
Theme: Recherche en cancérologie fondamentale, de préférence avec implication translationelle. En 2020 : Recherche sur les affections cardio-vasculaires.
Nominees: Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Award: 30,000 €
Documents: Regulations - Form - Award winners - Prize-giving dossier
McKinsey & Company Scientific Prize
Deadline: 01.03.2017
Periodicity: annual
Theme: social and economic pertinence or concrete applicability of a thesis in exact sciences, applied sciences, social, economic or management sciences, or biomedical sciences
Nominees (2 Prizes): Belgium - Doctoral thesis - one per linguistic community
Award: 5,000 €
Documents: Regulations - Form - Award winners - Prize-giving dossier
Gagna A. & Ch. Van Heck Prize
Next Deadline : 2017 (date to be confirmed)
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 - List of award winners - Prize-giving dossier
Oswald VANDER VEKEN Prize – Tumors of the Locomotor Apparatus
Deadline: 01.03.2017
Periodicity: triennial
Theme: research on the causes, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of tumors of the locomotor apparatus
Nominees: European Economic Area + Switzerland
Award: 25,000 €
Documents: Regulations EN - Application form - Award Winners
Baillet Latour Grant for Medical Research (GMR) - 2018
Deadline: 30.06.2017
Periodicity: annual
Theme: Cancer
Nominees: a young independent investigator of any nationality with a full-time position and a salary secured for at least 5 years until June 30, 2023 in a Belgian University and/or University Hospital.
Award: 150,000 € / year awarded for 3 years with a possible extension for 2 years (grand total of 750,000 €)
Documents:
- Call for applications
- Regulations and application form are available via the website www.fondsbailletlatour.com
Alexander von Humboldt Prize
Deadline: 1.3.2015 (application submitted by the education authority)
Periodicity: biennial (period 2015-2016 and 2016-2017)
Theme: research work recognised internationally, without retriction of Sciences
Nominees: Germany, Highly qualified researcher
Award: between13,000 € and 39,000 € for a stay in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of between 4 months and 1 year.
Documents: Regulations
Eugène YOURASSOWSKY Prize
Next Deadline: 01.03.2016
Periodicity: quadriennal
Theme: Doctoral thesis in the domain of medical microbiology and infectious diseases
Nominees: Wallonia-Brussels Federation – Thesis defended in the course of the two calendar years preceding the date of introduction of the Prize
Award: 15,000 €
Documents: Regulations - Form - Prize-giving dossier - Award winners
SCK•CEN Chair "Roger Van Geen" 2017
Deadline: 15.05.2017
Periodicity: biennial
Theme: nuclear energy and/or nuclear radiation : both technically oriented research and socio-economic research
Nominees: worlwide
Award: 12,500 €
Documents: Regulations - Application form - Prize-winners
