Royal Academie for Overseas Sciences (KAOW) - yearly competitions 2025

Research

What?

To promote high-quality scientific research into problems specific to overseas territories, the Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences (KAOW) organises annual competitions.

Questions for the 2025 competition:

1. A study is requested on the judicial system in an African or Asian colony in the first half of the 20th century.
2. A study is requested on the impact of climate change on the productivity of tropical lakes and on the management of these aquatic resources by the local population.
3. A study is requested on the lessons learned so far in emerging countries on the first concrete achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030, UN 2015), in particular SDG 4 (good quality education) in connection with SDG 2 (hunger and food security), SDG 6 (water and sanitation) and/or SDG 7 (clean and affordable energy).

The work submitted to the Academy’s yearly competition should be an original and recent (max. five years old) scientific manuscript: a PhD thesis or a work of at least the same level. Works written in English, French, Dutch, German and Spanish will be taken into consideration by the Academy.

Amount prize: 2,500 EUR

Who?

The competition is open to all scientists worldwide without any age restriction. 

Application?

The works submitted to the competition should reach the Academy’s secretariat by 1 March of the year following that of the announcement of the question: five paper documents and an electronic version.

For the candidates from overseas countries (developing and emerging countries) three paper copies and one electronic document will do.

Candidates will enclose in their request an abstract of maximum 1,200 words and a curriculum vitae.

More information?

You can find more information on the website.

Deadline

01.03.2025

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