06 / 07 / 2020
Also in 2020 the Flanders Marine Institute organizes its three scientific prizes. Photo: VLIZ (Stefanie Reynaert)
VLIZ Professional Bachelor Thesis Award 2020
Every year, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) awards a prize to a professional bachelor thesis. Both fundamental and applied research in all branches of marine sciences is taken into consideration. The prize amounts to 500 EUR each and is reserved to young researchers who have successfully graduated as a professional bachelor from a Flemish college in the past two years (2019 or 2020), or to Flemish young researchers who, in the past two years (2019 or 2020) graduated from an international university of college. [More information] [Regulations] [Online registration]
VLIZ Master Thesis Awards 2020
Every year, VLIZ rewards two master theses. Both fundamental and applied research in all branches of marine sciences is taken into consideration. The prizes amount to 500 EUR each and are reserved to young researchers who graduated from a Flemish university in the past two years (2019 or 2020), or to Flemish young researchers who, in the past two years (2019 or 2020) graduated from an international university of college. [More information] [Regulations] [Online registration]
The VLIZ North Sea Award 2020
VLIZ annually awards a scientific prize for promoting innovative fundamental or applied research into the structure and functioning of the North Sea. The prize is awarded to a researcher or research team active and resident in a country bordering the North Sea. The price is EUR 1 000 and is indivisible. The award is presented as a reward for a recent and original scientific work on the structure, functioning and/or sustainable management of the ecosystem of the North Sea, with special attention to the shallow coastal areas and estuaries of the Southern Bight and the Channel. The contribution has to be of postgraduate or postdoctoral level and refers to up to three years of postgraduate research since receiving the PhD. [More information] [Regulations] [Online registration]
All prizes will be presented on 3 March 2021 on the occasion of the VLIZ Marine Science Day in De Grote Post in Ostend.
The rules of the prizes can be downloaded at www.vliz.be/en/scientific-awards. The online participation form can be found on registration.vliz.be/awards2020.
Please bear in mind that an application can only be considered as submitted
after receipt of your online participation form and all requested documents. An overview of the necessary digital and printed documents can be found in the regulations. The submission deadline is 13 December 2020.
For any further information, do not hesitate to contact VLIZ, by email at awards@vliz.be or by phone at + 32- (0)59-34 21 30.