Prix en Sciences biomédicales

Additional Research Credits in Oncology

Theme: Candidates to a FNRS’ Postdoctoral researcher fellowship (CR fellowship) in the field of Oncology are eligible to apply to Additional Research Credits (ARC). These ARC come on top of the regular Research Credits attached to the FNRS mandate and follow the same regulation. Candidates will automatically be contacted by the FNRS to check on their willingness to apply.

Eligible researchers: FNRS’ Postdoctoral researchers 

Geographical coverage: Federation Wallonia-Brussels 

Periodicity: annual

Amount: 6 x € 15.000

Call documents: na

Webpages: na

Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation – Innovative applications of AI to the benefit of patients’ health

Theme: Research advancements in artificial intelligence that significantly enhance patient care, treatment outcomes, and healthcare delivery, including but not limited to innovative solutions that utilize AI to personalize medicine, optimize medical processes, or predict and manage health conditions.

Eligible researchers: Individual scientists from postdoctoral level onwards affiliated with a Belgian university or university hospital at the call deadline, who have held a research position in Belgium for at least five years (consecutive or cumulative) and obtained their first PhD no more than 15 years before the submission deadline

Geographical coverage: Belgium

Periodicity: Annual

Amount: € 25.000 (half granted to the laureate for personal use, the other half to the host laboratory)

Call documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients - Press release

Webpages: na

Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation – Novel approaches of early detection and prevention of non-communicable diseases

Theme: Research on strategies or methodologies that improve early diagnosis and prevention of non-communicable diseases. It encompasses innovative screening methods, risk assessment tools, and preventive interventions that can mitigate the impact of non-communicable diseases such as (but not limited to) diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disorders.

Eligible researchers: Individual scientists from postdoctoral level onwards affiliated with a Belgian university or university hospital at the call deadline, who have held a research position in Belgium for at least five years (consecutive or cumulative) and obtained their first PhD no more than 15 years before the submission deadline

Geographical coverage: Belgium

Periodicity: Annual

Amount: € 25.000 (half granted to the laureate for personal use, the other half to the host laboratory)

Call documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients - Press release

Webpages: na

Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation – Harnessing stem cell models and organoids for disease discovery and therapeutics

Theme: Research in the context of use of stem cell technologies and organoids to advance our understanding of diseases and develop novel treatments. Research that explores how these biological models can simulate human disease conditions, enabling discoveries in disease mechanisms and facilitating the development of effective therapies.

Eligible researchers: Individual scientists from postdoctoral level onwards affiliated with a Belgian university or university hospital at the call deadline, who have held a research position in Belgium for at least five years (consecutive or cumulative) and obtained their first PhD no more than 15 years before the submission deadline

Geographical coverage: Belgium

Periodicity: Annual

Amount: € 25.000 (half granted to the laureate for personal use, the other half to the host laboratory)

Documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients - Press release

Webpages: na

Prize of the Centre d'Etudes Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte

Theme: Scientific research achievement in the field of viral infections, in connection with health

Eligible researchers: Researcher of least at postdoctoral level affiliated with a university of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, a university of the Flemish Community, or a Federal or Regional Research Center active in biomedical research

Geographical coverage: Belgium

Periodicity: Biennial

Amount: € 12.500 (for personal use)

Call documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients

Webpages: na

Lambertine Lacroix Award

Theme: Fundamental research work, alternately in the domain of cardiovascular diseases and oncology, preferably with translational implications.

Eligible researchers: Researchers affiliated with a University of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, an eligible University Hospital or Research Institute, holding a university degree, and under 51 years of age.

Geographical coverage: Federation Wallonia-Brussels

Periodicity: biennial

Amount: € 30.000 (for personnal use).

Call documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients

Webpages: na

McKinsey & Company Scientific Award

Theme: Societal and economic relevance, or the practical applicability of a doctoral thesis. The doctoral thesis must pertain to one of the following fields : Exact sciences; Applied sciences; Social, economic or management sciences; Biomedical sciences.

Eligible researchers: Researchers affiliated to a recognized university who have defended their PhD thesis at a university of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels or the Royal Military Academy

Geographical coverage: Federation Wallonia-Brussels

Periodicity: Annual

Amount: € 5.000 (for personal use)

Call documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients 

Webpages: na

Prix Gagna A. & Ch. Van Heck for Incurable Diseases

Theme: Research having contributed to the cure, or hopes of cure, of a currently incurable disease

Eligible researchers: Nominees must be proposed by a Sponsor duly qualified to appreciate their work

Geographical coverage: Worldwide

Periodicity: Triennial

Amount: € 75.000 (for personal use)

Call documents: Regulations - List of recipients - Press release - Composition of the Panel

Webpages: na

Oswald Vander Veken Prize – Tumors of the Locomotor Apparatus

Theme: Original contribution to the understanding of tumors of the locomotor apparatus, their causes, their prevention, their diagnosis and/or their treatment

Eligible researchers: Researchers affiliated to a University of the European Economic Area or Switzerland

Geographical coverage: European Economic Area + Switzerland 

Periodicity: Triennial

Amount: € 25.000 (for personal use)

Call documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients

Webpages: na

Eugène Yourassowsky Award in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Theme: PhD thesis that presents an original contribution in the field of medical microbiology and infectious diseases

Eligible researchers: Researchers who have defended their PhD thesis in a university of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels 

Geographical coverage: Federation Wallonia-Brussels

Periodicity: Quadriennal

Amount: € 15.000 € (half granted to the laureate for personal use, the other half to the laureate's laboratory in the Federation Wallonia-Brussels where the PhD thesis was conducted)

Call documents: Regulations - Press release - List of recipients - About the Foundation

Webpages: na

SCK CEN Chair Roger Van Geen

Theme: Research career which include a substantial and original contribution to the field of nuclear energy and/or nuclear radiation. Both technically oriented research and socio-economic research can be considered

Eligible researchers: Researchers of at least postdoctoral level affiliated to a recognized research institute or university from the European Economic Area or Switzerland

Geographical coverage: European Economic Area or Switzerland 

Periodicity: Biennial  

Amount: € 12.500 (for personnal use)

Call documents : Regulations - Application form - List of recipients

Webpages: na

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Award

Theme: Original fundamental or translational contribution in the fields of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism or Nutrition. The research can be based on any model or experimental approach (functional, morphological, genetic, pharmacological, epidemiological) but cannot pertain to cancerous pathologies 

Eligible researchers: Researchers who are affiliated with a Belgian university or university hospital, hold a PhD in a medical or biomedical field, have a scientific seniority of minimum PhD +6 years and maximum PhD +16 years at the call deadline, and have worked in a medical or biomedical context in Belgium for at least 5 years, including the 3 years immediately preceding the deadline. 

Geographical coverage: Belgium

Periodicity: Biennial  

Amount: € 30.000 (half granted to the laureate for personal use, the other half to the host laboratory)

Call documents: Regulations - Application form - List of recipients

Webpages: na