Grants

2026 Awards

A) Requirements for a BNS research prize 2026:

i) Junior BNS members (≤ 35 years old on September 30, 2026) can apply with a full length paper that has been accepted in 2025 or 2026 for publication in an international journal. Submitted papers will be scored based on methodology and originality. Review papers are not allowed, but systematic reviews will be considered.

ii) Only applications of BNS members will be considered. Non-members can apply for membership of the society by sending a CV to the BNS administration and by paying the membership fee, before sending in the application for the research prize.

iii) The applicant should be first or senior author.

iv) Winners of the BNS research prizes 2025 cannot apply in 2026. These eligibility criteria will be applied strictly. The final accepted version of this work or a proof of acceptance in case the work is still in press should be submitted to the BNS ExCo by email to the BNS administration (bns@neuro.be), together with a motivation letter and a CV. The deadline for submission is September 30, 2026 (midnight). A maximum of four prizes of 500€ each will be awarded. The winners of the research prizes will be invited to give a pitch presentation at the symposium of 05 DEC 2026.

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B) Requirements for a Clinical/Research Fellowship for Young Investigators 2024:

i) Junior BNS members (≤ 35 years old on September 30, 2026) can apply with a proof of acceptance for a Clinical or a Research Fellowship from the hosting institution, a CV and a motivation letter including how he/she intends to spend the fellowship budget, and other funding you have applied for. These documents should be sent by email to the BNS administration (bns@neuro.be).

ii) Only applications of BNS members will be considered. Non-members can apply for membership of the society by sending a CV to the BNS administration and by paying the membership fee, before sending in the application for the Clinical/Research Fellowship for Young Investigators 2024. The deadline for submission is September 30, 2026 (midnight). A maximum of two Fellowships (clinical or research) of maximum 5000€ each will be awarded. The announcement of the prizes will take place at the symposium of 05 DEC 2026.

2025 Awards

Winners BNS research prizes 2025 – 500 euro

    1. Dr. Jeroen Gijs: “Focal hypermetabolism in suspected non-convulsive status epilepticus”
    2. Dr. Nicolas Lambert: “CNS manifestations in acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease”
    3. Dr. Louis Versweyveld: “[18F]MFBG PET/CT imaging of myocardial sympathetic innervation in healthy controls and patients with parkinson’s disease: dosimetry and pharmacokinetics”
    4. Dr. Virginie Destrebecq: “Impaired predictive coding in the somatosensory mismatch detection network in essential Tremor: a cerebello-cortical perspective”

Winners BNS Fellowships 2025 – 5000 euro 

  1. Dr. Astrid Devulder
    Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche Lille (CMRR), CHU Lille (France)
    Prof. Dr. Thibaud Lebouvier
  2. Dr. Odile Feys
    University of Pennsylvania (USA), Prof. Dr. Kathryn Adamiak Davis
  3. Dr. Fien Oelbrandt
    Ottawa Neuromuscular Centre (Canada)

 

2024 Awards

BNS PRIZES 2024

– Astrid devulder – 500 euro

– Arnout Bruggeman – 500 euro

BNS FELLOWSHIPS 2024

– Odile Feys – 5000 euro

– Louise De Temmerman – 5000 euro

 

2023 Awards

1 Lauranne Scheldeman BNS Fellowship 5000 euro
2 Amina Sellini BNS Fellowship 5000 euro
3 Arnout Bruggeman BNS Fellowship 5000 euro
4 Alexander De Bruyn BNS Research prize 500 euro
5 Alexandra Boogers BNS Research prize 500 euro
6 Lise Colmant BNS Research prize 500 euro
7 Maxime Vande Vyver BNS Research prize 500 euro

 2022 Awards – BNS Research Prizes – Winners :

Bram De Wel Prospective Natural History Study in 24 Adult Patients With LGMDR12 Over 2 Years of Follow-up
Odile Feys On-Scalp Optically Pumped Magnetometers versus Cryogenic Magnetoencephalography for Diagnostic Evaluation of Epilepsy in School-aged Children
Helena Gossye Patients Carrying the Mutation p.R406W in MAPT Present with Nonconforming Phenotypic Spectrum
Laura Michiels Changes in synaptic density in the subacute phase after ischemic stroke: A 11C-UCB-J PET/MR study

 

2021 Awards

The deadline for applications to the BNS Research Prizes 2020 is extended to October 15, 2021.

The BNS Executive Committee would like to announce the BNS research prizes 2021. Requirements of the BNS research prize 2021:

  • Junior BNS members (≤ 35 years old on September 15, 2021) can apply with a full length paper that has been accepted in 2020 or 2021 for publication in an international journal. Submitted papers will be scored based on methodology and originality. Review papers are not allowed, but systematic reviews will be considered.
  • Only application of BNS members will be considered. Non-members can apply for membership of the society by sending a CV to the BNS administration and by paying the membership fee, before sending in the application for the BNS research prize.
  • The applicant should be first or senior author.
  • Winners of the BNS research prizes 2020 cannot apply in 2021. These eligibility criteria will be applied strictly.
  • The final accepted version of this work or a proof of acceptance in case the work is still in press should be submitted to the BNS ExCo by email to the BNS administration (bns@neuro.be), together with a motivation letter and a CV. The extended deadline for submission is October 15, 2021 (midnight).
  • A maximum of four prizes of 500€ each will be awarded.

Winners of the BNS research prizes 2021 :

Four prizes were awarded for 500€.

Dr. Lauren Swinnen
Accurate detection of typical absence seizures in adults and children using a two-channel electroencephalographic wearable behind the ears
Dr. Anke Wouters
Prediction of Stroke Infarct Growth Rates by Baseline Perfusion Imaging
Dr. Lauranne Scheldeman Reversible Edema in the Penumbra Correlates With Severity of Hypoperfusion
Dr. Ann Mertens
Investigating the Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cortical Excitability in Healthy Males

2020 Awards

The deadline for applications to the BNS Research Prizes 2020 is extended to October 15, 2020.

The BNS Executive Committee would like to announce the BNS research prizes 2020. Requirements of the BNS research prize 2020:

  • Junior BNS members (≤ 35 years old on October 15, 2020) can apply with a full length paper that has been accepted in 2019 or 2020 for publication in an international journal. Submitted papers will be scored based on methodology and originality. Review papers are not allowed, but systematic reviews will be considered.
  • Only application of BNS members will be considered. Non-members can apply for membership of the society by sending a CV to the BNS administration and by paying the membership fee, before sending in the application for the BNS research prize.
  • The applicant should be first or senior author.
  • Winners of the BNS research prizes 2019 cannot apply in 2020. These eligibility criteria will be applied strictly.
  • The final accepted version of this work or a proof of acceptance in case the work is still in press should be submitted to the BNS ExCo by email to the BNS administration (bns@neuro.be), together with a motivation letter and a CV. The deadline for submission is October 15, 2020 (midnight).
  • A maximum of four prizes of 500€ each will be awarded.

 

Winners of the BNS research prizes 2020 :

Four prizes were awarded for 500€.

Dr. Aline Delva Loss of Presnaptic Terminal Integrity in the Substantia Nigra in Early Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Antoine Guilmot Immune-mediated neurological syndromes in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients
Dr. Hannah Stamberger Biallelic VARS variants cause developmental encephalopathy with microcephaly that is recapitulated in vars knockout zebrafish
Dr. Sarah Duerinckx Digenic inheritance of human primary microcephaly delineates centrosomal and non-centrosomal pathways

 

 

2019 Awards

BNS research prize 2019.

Five prizes were awarded for 500€.

Junior members (less than 35 years old) can apply with a full length paper that should be accepted for publication in an international journal in 2018/2019. The applicant should be first or senior author. The final accepted version of this work should be submitted to the BNS ExCo by email to the BNS administration (bns@neuro.be), together with a motivation letter, a CV and a proof of acceptance in case the work is still in press. The deadline for submission is September, 2019.

The winners of the BNS research prizes will be invited to present their work by means of an oral communication during the BNS symposium of December 7, 2019. Subsequently, an abstract of their oral communication will be submitted for publication in Acta Neurologica Belgica.

Winners of the BNS research prizes 2019 :

Judith Derdelinckx Clinical and immunological control of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by tolerogenic dendritic cells loaded with MOGencoding mRNA
An Hotterbeekx Neuroinflammation and Not Tauopathy Is a Predominant Pathological Signature of Nodding Syndrome
Frédéric London Optical coherence tomography: a window to the optic nerve in clinically isolated syndrome
Laura Seynaeve

Optimized preoperative motor cortex mapping in brain tumors using advanced processing of transcranial magnetic stimulation data
Pasquale Scoppettuolo

Epileptic activity in neurological deterioration after ischemic stroke, a continuous EEG study

 

2018 Awards

BNS research prize 2018.

Four prizes will be awarded for 500€.

Junior members (less than 35 years old) can apply with a full length paper that should be accepted for publication in an international journal in 2017/2018. The applicant should be first or senior author. The final accepted version of this work should be submitted to the BNS ExCo by email to the BNS administration (bns@neuro.be), together with a motivation letter, a CV and a proof of acceptance in case the work is still in press. The deadline for submission is September 30, 2018.

The winners of the BNS research prizes will be invited to present their work by means of an oral communication during the BNS symposium of December 8, 2018. Subsequently, an abstract of their oral communication will be submitted for publication in Acta Neurologica Belgica.

Winners of the BNS research prizes 2018 :

Ide Smets Multiple sclerosis risk variants alter expression of co-stimulatory genes in B cells
Jeroen Van Schependom Callosal circularity as an early marker for Alzheimer’s disease
Pietro Maggi Central Vein Sign Differentiates Multiple Sclerosis from Central Nervous System Inflammatory Vasculopathies
Sara Van Mossevelde Genotype–phenotype links in frontotemporal lobar degeneration

2017 Awards

4 BNS travel grant were awarded in 2017.

2016 Awards

  • Acta Neurologica Belgica Prize for the best published article in 2016-2017 (Every two years): 1.000€
  • BNS Research Fellowship for Young Investogators 10.000€ – deadline October 1, 2017
  • BNS travel grants for participation at International Congresses : 4 per year – 500€ in Europe; 800€ outside Europe (if accepted abstract)
  • NAME Grants/Prizes Amount
    Pietro Maggi Travel Grant €800
    Sophie Fastré Travel Grant €500
    Joery Goossens Travel Grant €800
    Ellis Niemantsverdriet Travel Grant €800
    Sofie Carrette Travel Grant €500
    Riëm El tahry Young Investigators Award €5000

 

2014 Awards

  • BNS travel grants for participation at International Congresses : 4 per year – 500€ in Europe; 800€ outside Europe (if accepted abstract)
  • Prize for the best oral presentation at BNS scientific meetings: 2 per year – 750€

2013 Awards, Grants and Fellowships

  • BNS Prize sponsored by GSK (biennal)
    10.000€
  • Acta Neurologica Belgica Prize for the best published article
    2.000€
  • BNS Research Fellowship for Young Investigators
    10.000€
  • BNS travel grants for junior members (which accepted abstract)
    500€ in Europe ; 800€ outside Europe

2012 Awards : Research Grant Recipients 2012 of the Belgian Neurological Society

  • BNS Prize 2012 sponsored by GSK:
    Jonathan BAETS, MD,PhD (University of Antwerpen)
    Genotype-phenotype correlations in hereditary neuropathies: a systematic approach (THESIS).
  • Acta Neurologica Belgica Prize and certificates
    Dr. Veerle Beckers et al. /VUB
    Prediction of hospitalization duration for acute stroke in Belgium.

    Prof. Richard Emile Gonsette /Fondation Charcot
    Self-tolerances in multiple sclerosis.

These awards and grants were handed out during an academic ceremony at the University Foundation Brussels.

2011 Awards

2010 Awards

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