The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholary and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young (under 50) Belgian scholar or scientist. For the periodical, see Science (journal) Science in the broadest sense refers to any knowledge or trained skill, especially (but not exclusively) when this is attained by verifiable means. ... A prize is an award given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The physicist Albert Einstein is probably historys most widely recognized scientist. ...

It represents a sum of 150,000 €, and is awarded in the following three-year rotation of subjects: exact sciences, social sciences, and biological or medical sciences. The euro (currency sign: €; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as the Eurozone. ... Exact science refers to systematized knowledge. ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... NLM (National Library of Medicine, contains resources for patients and healthcare professionals) Virtual Hospital (digital health sciences library by the University of Iowa) Online Medical Dictionary Collection of links to free medical resources Wikicities has a wiki about medicine: Medicine Categories: Medicine | Health ...

The prize is meant to encourage the further work of the young laureate, rather than crown the latter's career. He is also asked to organise an international colloquium in the appropriate discipline the same year that he is awarded the prize, which usually leads to an international publication which enables the quality of Belgian university research to be more widely appreciated. ts For other uses, see Colloquium (disambiguation). ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. ...

External links

• Francqui foundation
• Presentation of the Francqui Prize
• Rules of the Francqui Prize
• Laureates of the Francqui Prize