The FNR is pleased to announce that applications are open for the Umicore Materials Technology PhD Award, to be awarded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), and the Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS). The award, an initiative by Umicore, bears a 10,000 EUR prize.
The award recognises original contributions in one of the following fields:
- Recycling / resources scarcity (related to metals)
- Materials for catalysis
- Materials for batteries
This award amounts to 10,000 EUR and will be granted to a researcher having obtained his/her PhD between 1 January, 2014 and 31 December, 2015 from a recognised university (world‐wide).
The deadline for this award is Monday, 1 August, 2016.
More information
For more information pertaining to this programme (including the Regulations and the Application form), please visit the FWO website