The DSM Science & Technology Awards were founded in 1986 (under their original
name, DSM Awards for Chemistry and Technology) and are presented each year.
Initially open to doctoral students at research institutes in the Netherlands,
in 1989 the contest was thrown open to nominees from Flanders, the
Flemish-speaking part of Belgium. Three years later, in 2002, the catchment
area was extended to include the French-speaking part of Belgium, and since
2003 the contest has also been open to researchers from the German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia. From 2007 onwards, a separate competition was set up
along the exact same lines for the region comprising Switzerland, Austria,
Eastern France and Southern Germany.
The Awards contest has grown into a major event on the international calendar.
A number of former prize-winners have gone on to become professors, some of
whom have in their turn delivered candidates for the DSM Science & Technology
Awards.
Previous
winners North (PDF: 18.5 Kb)
Previous winners South (PDF: 28.9 Kb)
