Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium - Psychology Award

Benefit

A one-off cash prize is awarded for the best doctoral thesis (PhD) in the field of scientific psychology defended at a Belgian university. The amount of the prize is not disclosed. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts of Belgium determines this from the income generated by the fund underpinning the prize. The prize was established in 1961 in memory of Albert Michotte van den Berck, a Belgian experimental psychologist, and is awarded every three years. The most recent laureate was honoured in May 2025 for the period 2022–2024.

Eligibility

• Degree: You have completed and successfully defended a doctoral thesis (PhD) in scientific psychology.
• Where you studied: You defended your doctoral thesis at a university in Belgium.
• Nationality: You are a Belgian national.
• Timing: You have successfully defended your doctoral thesis within the three-year period to which the current prize relates.

How to apply

You submit your doctoral thesis to the ‘Classe des Lettres et des Sciences morales et politiques’ of the Royal Academy. The prize is awarded every three years, and the deadline for submissions is at the end of the respective cycle year. The next call for entries has not yet been announced.

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