FNR Awards 2024

Since 2009, the FNR organises the annual FNR Awards ceremony – one of its flagship events that rewards the national research community, in the presence of the Minister for Higher Education and Research. The winners are recognised in the categories of ‘Outstanding Scientific Publication’, ‘Outstanding Doctoral Thesis’, ‘Outstanding Promotion of Science to the Public’, and for the first time in 2017, ‘Outstanding Innovation Resulting from Research’. With this event, the FNR aims to promote communication between researchers as well as scientific activities aimed at the general public and its youth. The FNR Awards highlight these contributions and reward both the winners and their institutions. From 2021 onwards, the ‘Research-led Innovation’ and ‘Scientific Publication’ categories have been merged into a new category: ‘Outstanding Scientific Achievement’. In the same year, the ceremony also saw the introduction of the new ‘Outstanding Mentor’ category.

The awards ceremony takes place in the Maison des Arts et des Etudiants in Esch/Belval – the heart of Luxembourg research since 2015 – and draws between 180 and 200 guests each year.

As part of a general move towards eco-responsibility, the FNR wants to implement more sustainable and environmentally-friendly solutions for its events – which is why we applied for the ‘Green Business Events’ logo. Before receiving the Green Business Events logo, the FNR had already implemented various sustainable solutions for the FNR Awards. However, acquiring the logo has motivated our events team to explore further improvements in the sustainable organisation of the awards. This logo, first obtained in 2023 and renewed for the 2024 edition, reflects the commitment and direction in which the FNR wishes to continue to evolve.