Union des Anciens Étudiants de l'ULB - UAE Award

UAE Award (Prix UAE)

You will receive 2,500 EUR, a one-off payment, for a humanitarian solidarity initiative that you carried out during the academic year. The amount will be split as follows: 1,250 EUR will go to you, and 1,250 EUR will go to a charity or organisation of your choice, provided its aims are in keeping with the spirit of the award. The prize is awarded annually by the Union des Anciens Étudiants de l’ULB (UAE), the alumni association of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. The association is committed to democracy, human rights and academic freedom.

Who can apply

• University: You are studying at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium. The award may be presented to either an individual student or a group of students.
• What you have done: Throughout the academic year, you have distinguished yourselves through a remarkable gesture of humanistic solidarity, entirely in keeping with the tradition of free thought upheld by the ULB and its alumni association.
• Field of study: All subjects are open.
• Nationality: All nationalities can apply.
• Who nominates you: You cannot nominate yourself. At least one sponsor must nominate you.
• Timing: If you have already won, you cannot be nominated again for 5 years.

How to apply

You do not apply yourself. At least one sponsor must submit your nomination in a sealed envelope to the chair of the selection committee, who must receive it by 31 August. A panel assesses the candidates and reports its findings to a jury comprising 7 members. The jury selects the winner by a two-thirds majority.

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