HORIZON-JU-EDCTP3-2026-Scientific Leadership Man EU Prize

Objective:

1. Background

The EDCTP Prizes 2026-2027 are recognition prizes funded under Horizon Europe.

Prizes are financial contributions given as rewards following the publication of a contest. A ‘recognition prize’ is used to recognise past achievements and outstanding work after it has been performed, whereas an ‘inducement prize’ is used to spur investment in a given direction, by specifying a target prior to the performance of the work.

Applications will have to clearly state the involvement of the applicants in the research and innovation activities within the remit of the Global Health EDCTP3 programme. Applicants will have to provide proof of eligibility and a written presentation of the achievements, which will be presented to an independent panel of experts for evaluation.

The amounts of the prizes are specified in section 3. They are not linked to the costs incurred by the winner.

2. EDCTP3 Prizes 2026 and related award criteria

The prizes will be awarded to the entry that, in the opinion of the independent expert jury, demonstrates having best addressed the cumulative criteria specified under the respective descriptions below.

Applications will be graded on a total of 100 points. Where relevant, the number of points for each award criterion is indicated below.

Scientific Leadership Prize (four prizes)

These prizes will be awarded to four different profiles and aim to recognise growing mid-career scientists:

- Two Scientific Leadership Prizes (one woman and one man) for researchers who are permanent residents of an EU Member State or a country associated with the Horizon Europe programme;

Trimmed here, the full scope, expected outcomes and award criteria are on the official topic page ↗.