ARES Philippe Maystadt Prize for Tomorrow's Education 2024-2025

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About Philippe Maystadt Prize for Tomorrow's Education

The objective of the Philippe Maystadt Prize for the Teaching of Tomorrow? To reward the best end-of-studies, bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses of students in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Belgium), which cover the different dimensions of education, with a particular focus on higher education and which are potentially transposable to the level of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

The Prize pays tribute to Philippe Maystadt, Minister of State and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARES, who died on 7 December 2017, for his active contribution to teaching and research in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
 

• Sponsor Organisation: Académie de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur - ARES

Benefits of Philippe Maystadt Prize for Tomorrow's Education

• Baccalaureate Prize

  The "Bac" prize, worth €2,000, rewards a final thesis at the end of the 1st cycle of studies defended in a course of study at a higher education institution, a higher school of arts or a higher education institution for social advancement (short bachelor's degree and specialized bachelor's degree).

• "Master" Prize

  The "Master's" prize, worth €2,000, rewards a 2nd cycle end-of-studies thesis defended in a course of study at a university, college, school of arts or a higher education institution for social advancement (master's, master's degree in specialisation, doctor, veterinary doctor and upper secondary education teacher).

• "Doc" Award

  The "Doc" prize, worth €4,000, rewards a doctoral thesis defended with a view to obtaining the academic degree of doctor.

Philippe Maystadt Prize for Tomorrow's Education Requirements

To be eligible, the work submitted must:

• be personal, original and unpublished works, and presented to the Prize by their author(s), hereinafter referred to as "the candidate",
• have been successfully presented and/or defended, during the 2024-2025 academic year, in a recognised higher education institution in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation,
• for the "Bac" and "Master" prizes, be end-of-studies work within the meaning of Article 126 of the "Landscape" Decree,
• for the "Doc" prize, be doctoral theses within the meaning of Article 71, § 3 of the "Landscape" Decree,
• for the "Bac" and "Master" prizes, have obtained a minimum score of 16/20 (80%), attested by a transcript of grades, diploma or achievement.

The same person may submit only one nomination per edition and may only apply once in each award category.

Application Date and Process

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Application Deadline

15 October, 2025

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