Each year, the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation of the Institut de France awards three separate grants to young French research teams, alternating between the disciplines covered by the two divisions of the Académie des Sciences, on the recommendation of a jury made up of members of the Académie des Sciences. The team leader must be under 45 years of age in the year the prize is awarded (this limit may be extended by one year for each child), and must be conducting research projects. For 2026, the disciplines concerned are as follows: Chemistry; Molecular and cellular biology, genomics; Integrative biology; Human biology and medical sciences and their applications.
Deadline for applications : 20 January 2026