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Scientific prizes
Scientific prizes
Thanks to the awarding of scientific prizes, sponsored by companies or non-profit organizations, a close bond is created with the research landscape. With these prizes, the FWO recognizes excellent fundamental, strategic and/or translational scientific research.
Calls
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FWO Excellence Prizes - call closed
The prestigious FWO Excellence Prizes reward the scientific career of prominent researchers affiliated with a Flemish university or eligible research organisation. The Excellence Prizes are awarded every five years.
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Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation in Innovative applications of AI to the benefit of patients’ health - call closed
Rewards innovative scientific research leading to innovative applications of AI to the benefit of patients’ health.
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Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation in Novel approaches of early detection and prevention of non-communicable diseases - call closed
Rewards innovative scientific research leading to novel approaches of early detection and prevention of non-communicable diseases.
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Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation in Harnessing stem cell models and organoids for disease discovery and therapeutics - call closed
Rewards innovative scientific research leading to novel insights in new multidisciplinary approaches to tackle the obesity pandemic.
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Baillet Latour Biomedical Award - call closed
This award is conceived as an incentive for the career development of young talented scientists. This award is intended to help them pursue or consolidate their innovative and groundbreaking research projects in Belgium.
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BiR&D Cross-Disciplinary PhD Award - call closed
In recognition of a PhD thesis with societal relevance that presents an original and cross-disciplinary contribution with potential industrial valorisation.
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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Award - call closed
To reward an established researcher of at least postdoctoral level for an original fundamental or translational contribution in the field of endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism or nutrition.
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FWO Scientific Award Climate Research - call closed
Supports excellent innovative scientific research on climate science
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Generet Award for Rare Diseases - call closed
To support a 4-year research project in the field of rare diseases in Belgium.
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Nokia Bell Scientific Award - call open
This Nokia Bell Scientific Award rewards the PhD thesis that brings the most original contribution in the field of information and communication technologies.
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Oswald Vander Veken Prize - call open
The Prize is intended to reward a completed work that contributes to the knowledge of tumours of the locomotor system, their etiology, prevention, diagnosis or treatment.
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SCK CEN Chair "Prof Roger Van Geen" - call closed
The research for the Chair should be a substantial and original contribution in the field of nuclear energy and/or nuclear radiation.
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Scientific Prize McKinsey & Company - call open
In recognition of original PhD research with practical implementation or social and economic relevance
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Scientific Prize Studiecentrum Prinses Joséphine-Charlotte - call closed
This Prize rewards a scientific research achievement in the field of viral infections, in connection with health.