Académie Nationale de Pharmacie/Maurice Girard Endowment - Maurice Girard Award

Benefit

A one-off prize of 1,500 EUR is awarded for research in the field of medical biology. It is awarded to a researcher or research team whose work has improved patient care in the diagnosis, monitoring or prognosis of a disease. The Académie nationale de Pharmacie in Paris awards the prize once a year during its ceremonial meeting in December.

Eligibility

• Who: You are a researcher or a member of a research team in the field of medical biology. Doctors, pharmacists and other scientists are also eligible.
• Your work: Your research has helped to improve the diagnosis, aftercare and prognosis of a disease for patients.
• Recent PhD: If your project is linked to your doctoral thesis, you must have defended that thesis within the last 12 months prior to your application.
• Language: You should submit your work in French or English.
• Nationality: Applicants of any nationality are welcome to apply. You do not need to be a French national.
• One exclusion: Members of the Académie nationale de Pharmacie are ineligible to apply.

How to apply

Please email your application to the Academy’s secretariat by midnight on 4 September 2026. You may only apply for one of the Academy’s prizes per year. A jury will review the entries and announce the winner at the Academy’s ceremonial meeting, which usually takes place in December.