Pioneer Awards

The aim of the awards is to recognise researchers from CERCA centres who have just completed a doctoral thesis and obtained results that are clearly oriented towards commercial exploitation.

Applications
You can apply if you are a researcher at a CERCA centre and have submitted your thesis with clear market-oriented results in the last year.
Awards
The amount of the prize is €1,000 in cash for each beneficiary. The Pioneer Awards are given in conjunction with a number of institutions and companies.
Assessment
Papers will be assessed by an expert panel consisting of senior researchers from CERCA centres and knowledge transfer specialists.
Calendar
You can submit your work from the time of publication of the call for applications (13 October 2021) to 12 November 2021.