Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences
Each year, the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences awards a researcher under the age of 45 for his or her outstanding contribution to his or her field of scientific research. Depending on the year, the prize is awarded to a researcher working in France or in another European country. The prize personally rewards the laureate with 100,000 euros.
Call for applications
In 2026, the prize will be awarded to a European researcher working in a European country, excluding France. The call for nominations, open to leading scientists selected by the Foundation, will be open from January 9 to March 9, 2026. Nominated candidates will be invited to submit their applications between March 10 and May 5, 2026.
Impulscience®
Each year, Impulscience® is awarded to seven mid-career researchers working in the life sciences in a French public research organization. The Foundation endows each project with 2.3 million euros for five years, a sum that includes management costs and a personal grant for the researcher.
- Rules - Impulscience 2026(PDF - 2 Mo)
Next session
Online applications open on 7 April 2026 and close on May 21, 2026 for candidates who responded to ERC Starting or Consolidator 2025 calls ; on June 22, 2026 for candidates who responded to ERC Advanced 2025 call.
ATIP-Avenir program
This program encourages young researchers with outstanding research projects to return or to set up their own team in France. The grant amounts to 300,000 euros over 3 years, in addition to the Inserm and/or CNRS grant.
Next session
Candidates for the 2026 edition will be selected from among the 2026 ATIP-Avenir laureates from Inserm and CNRS.
Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l'intelligence de la main®
Created in 1999, the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l'intelligence de la main® recognize know-how, creativity and innovation in the field of craftsmanship. It includes three awards: Talents, Dialogues, Parcours (Contribution and Commitment).
Next session
The call for applications for the 2026 edition is now closed.
Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Choral Singing
The creation of the Liliane Bettencourt Choral Singing Prize in 1989 was one of the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller’s first initiatives. It resulted from the Foundation and the Academy of Fine Arts’ shared desire to encourage French choirs and contribute to the development and promotion of this amazing art form.
In 2026, the Fondation temporarily suspended consideration of new applications for the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Choral Singing in order to develop a version that would respond to the new challenges faced by this constantly-evolving field, to which it has been dedicated for 35 years.
Next session
The date of the next session will be announced later.
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