{"id":11886,"date":"2026-06-11T11:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/?p=11886"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:59:47","slug":"imt-academie-des-sciences-2026-prize-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/imt-academie-des-sciences-2026-prize-application\/","title":{"rendered":"IMT \u2013 Acad\u00e9mie des sciences 2026 Prize : submit an application by September 2nd!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academie-sciences.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the French Academy of Sciences<\/a> and supported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondation-mines-telecom.org\/about-the-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fondation Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com<\/a>, the IMT\u2013Acad\u00e9mie des sciences annual prize recognizes outstanding scientific contributions at the European level across four scientific and technological fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Applications for the 2026 edition are now open<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 :&nbsp; The Prix IMT &#8211; Acad\u00e9mie des sciences evolves with two renamed distinctions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, the IMT\u2013Academy of Sciences Award is evolving. Starting with this edition, the <strong>Grand Prize<\/strong> becomes the <strong>Women in Science Grand Prize<\/strong>, while the <strong>Young Talent Prize<\/strong> becomes the <strong>Emerging Talent Prize<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-92126d18 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d5985527de391897768cf8acd9e962dd is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#14223c;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 id=\"family\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong><strong>Grand Prize for Women in Science<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, the French Acad\u00e9mie des sciences will award the IMT \u2013 Acad\u00e9mie des sciences Grand Prize for Women in Science, presented with a \u20ac<strong>15,000 <\/strong>cash award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">This annual prize is intended to reward women in science and to reward <strong>outstanding scientific contributions that have helped advance issues arising from the industrial or business world<\/strong>, in the service of a sustainable economy, in one of IMT\u2019s four major scientific and technological fields listed below, in scientific and technological fields that contribute to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li>Advanced and responsible technologies for industry;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital sovereignty and sobriety;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy, circular economy and society;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineering for health and well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.academie-sciences.fr\/en\/grand-prize-women-science-imt-academie-des-sciences\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit a nomination<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-22ac52a125d3810f7bff8ba669e2095c is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:3px;color:#14223c;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 id=\"single\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong><strong>Emerging Prize<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">In 2026, the French Acad\u00e9mie des sciences will award the IMT \u2013 Acad\u00e9mie des sciences Emerging prize, presented with a \u20ac<strong>10,000<\/strong> cash award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">This annual Prize is intended to reward a scientist under 40 years old who has made <strong>a major scientific contribution in an emerging field, a disruptive technological innovation, or the creation of a deep-tech start-up<\/strong>, while maintaining the objective of recognizing outstanding and widely acknowledged scientific advances in IMT\u2019s fields, in scientific and technological areas that contribute to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li>Advanced and responsible technologies for industry;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital sovereignty and sobriety;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy, circular economy and society;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineering for health and well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.academie-sciences.fr\/en\/imt-academie-des-sciences-emerging-prize\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit a nomination<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good to know<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The deadline for applications is <strong>Tuesday, 2 September 2026, at 11:00 p.m. (CEST)<\/strong> for both award categories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Direct applications will not be considered.<\/strong> All nominations must be submitted to the French Academy of Sciences by a laboratory director, the head of an institution, or a Member of the Academy, who must endorse and support the nomination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Recipients of the IMT \u2013 Acad\u00e9mie des sciences Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"9835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1126-HD-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"St\u00e9phane Avril et Damien Texier lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie\" class=\"wp-image-9835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1126-HD-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1126-HD-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1126-HD-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1126-HD.webp 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"9832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1109-HD-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1109-HD-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1109-HD-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1109-HD-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1109-HD.webp 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1072-HD-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1072-HD-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1072-HD-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1072-HD-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1072-HD-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMT-Acad-des-Sciences-2025-ph1072-HD.webp 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, the <strong>IMT\u2013Acad\u00e9mie des sciences Grand Prize<\/strong> was awarded to <strong>St\u00e9phane Avril<\/strong>, IMT Professor of Biomechanics at <strong>Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne<\/strong> and Director of the SAINBIOSE laboratory, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to solid mechanics, soft tissue biomechanics and mechanobiology\u2014a hybrid discipline that he pioneered and applied to the study of the aorta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>2025 IMT\u2013Acad\u00e9mie des sciences Young Talent Award<\/strong> was presented to <strong>Damien Texier<\/strong>, a CNRS researcher at the Cl\u00e9ment Ader Institute on the <strong>IMT Mines Albi<\/strong> campus, for his research on metallic alloys and their mechanical and oxidation behaviour. 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