General Description
 
The Jean-Jacques and Berthe Symoens Prize for Tropical Limnology is awarded by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences to the author of a memoir on a subject related to tropical limnology.  The work should be of high scientific value.  The Prize is awarded once every 3 years.  The prize money is €2,500.  
Requirements
Candidates must have authored a memoir on a subject related to tropical limnology.  The work must either be unpublished or published within the preceding 4 years.  The memoir should be written in English, French, Dutch or Spanish.  Members of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences cannot be awarded the Prize.