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Jean-Jacques and Berthe Symoens Prize for Tropical Limnology

Award / Prize Partially funded
Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (Académie royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer / Koninklijke Academie voor Overzeese Wetenschappen) Worldwide 2026

Information

The Jean-Jacques and Berthe Symoens Prize for Tropical Limnology is a monetary award granted for a memoir of great scientific value on a subject related to tropical limnology. Eligible works must be unpublished or published for less than four years and may be written in English, French, Dutch or Spanish. The prize confers the title of Laureate and may include publication of the winning memoir. The award is administered by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences.

Benefits

Monetary prize of 2,500 EUR; the winner receives the title of Laureate; the Academy may publish the award-winning memoir if unpublished.

Eligibility

Memoir must be on tropical limnology, unpublished or published for less than four years, written in English, French, Dutch or Spanish. Works by members of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences are ineligible.

Application

Submit seven paper copies and one electronic version of the memoir to the Academy's secretariat (overseas candidates: three paper copies and one electronic version). Include a summary (max 1,200 words), a curriculum vitae and a covering letter.

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