Did you recently graduate at a Flemish university or technical college? Are you proud of your marine (or coastal) thesis? Then you múst apply for the VLIZ Thesis Awards for Marine Sciences 2009! Subscription is possible till the 10th of October 2009.

To stimulate young researchers in Flanders to perform high quality marine science is the aim of this annual prize. Here one of the laureates of the 2008 edition (Steven De Meester). © VLIZ (Decleer)

Every year two prizes are presented: one for biological contributions and one for non-biological topics. Fundamental as applied research topics in all kinds of marine science disciplines are welcomed.

Maybe it is your work that will be selected out of the submissions? And it is you who will receive the Award of 500 EUR on the occasion of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of VLIZ on the 27th of November 2009?

More information on the conditions for candidature can be found on the VLIZ website or in the regulations (in Dutch).