Umicore Materials Technology Award 2018

Umicore, in close collaboration with the Belgian Science Foundations FWO and FNRS, will award the Umicore Materials Technology Award 2018 - with a value of 10.000 euro. The award is intended for young researchers who have obtained a PhD degree at a recognized university (worldwide) between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017 in the following fields:

• Materials for Emission Catalysis
• Battery Materials

Enclosed you will find a flyer of this award. More detailed information (a.o. the regulations and the application forms) can be found on the website of FWO and FNRS.

Deadline for applications is September 17, 2018.

I hope that you will recognise the importance of this award and would like to ask you to diffuse this information (see also flyer in annex) within your organisation and to urge your young scientists to participate.

For further information on Umicore and its R&D-activities, please contact An Van de Vel, Senior Manager External Research (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. – +32 14 24 48 11).
Questions concerning the award can be addressed directly to FWO (Bart Van Beek - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - +32 2 550 15 98) and FNRS (Bruno Moraux - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - +32 2 504 92 40).