Call for the Prize Belgian Development Cooperation
Students and young scientists with a Master's or postgraduate thesis, a Ph.D. thesis or a publication within the field of the central theme "Social determinants of health" can compete for the 2012 edition of the Prize Belgian Development Cooperation. The central theme covers all studies on factors of society (education, infrastructure, housing, environment, food, health system,...) determining whether a person can lead a healthy life. Participation is open for both citizens of the partner countries of the Belgian Development Cooperation and Belgians (or persons with a right of permanent residence in Belgium).
The purpose of this prize of encouragement is to invite young people from the North and the South at a decisive moment of their lives to take an interest in international cooperation, and to stay committed after completing their studies. In order to be eligible, the works are to show sufficient relevance for development, i.e. they should provide an important contribution to the knowledge which can be applied in the pursuit of sustainable development in the South.
The Prize of the Belgian Development Cooperation will award candidates in the following 3 categories:
- students from a university/college of higher education/research institute in a partner country of the Belgian Development Cooperation, on the basis of a Master's thesis
- students from a Belgian university/college of higher education/research institute, on the basis of a Master's thesis
- young researchers from a university/research institute in a partner country of the Belgian Development Cooperation (who have carried out the larger part of their research in a developing country), on the basis of a Ph.D. thesis or a publication.
Within these 3 categories maximum 9 candidates will be nominated. The prize per laureate consists of a line of credit of € 5000 for students (2 laureates) and of € 15000 for researchers (1 laureate). This line of credit can be used for the continuation of research activities or for career development (participation in seminars, trainings, …).
The Prize Belgian Development Cooperation was created in 1998 on the initiative of the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD) in order to raise public awareness concerning international solidarity. The Prize is financed by the Belgian Development Cooperation.
The Call for the Prize Belgian Development Cooperation "Social determinants of health" was launched on October 31st, 2010. The deadline for application is March 31st, 2011.??
More information can be found on http://www.devcoprize.africamuseum.be
