Grants & Prizes

Each year, the Belgian Week of Gastroenterology awards*:

3 basic or clinical research grants of €2,500 for young researchers.

4 travel grants of €750 + free income for foreign researchers whose abstract has been accepted for oral presentation.

If you're interested in applying for a research grant or a travel grant, click on the links below to discover the application guidelines and submit your application:

ACTA Gastroenterologica awards a grant of €500 to best 2025 publication.

*Please note that this might be subject to change.

The names of previous award recipients can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding year:

BWGE: SERAY Anak

BWGE: BUYTAERT Maarten

BWGE: BEYENE T. Nateneal

ACTA: FRANCOIS Silke

ACTA: KIPS Max - COPPENS Daan - STIEVENARD Thomas

BWGE: AOUN Jennifer

BWGE: BUTAYE Emma

BWGE: KWANTEN Wilco

ACTA: COLIN Henri

ACTA: D'HOEDT Andrea

BWGE: ARRAS Wout

BWGE: PIERRE Nicolas

BWGE: LANDER Heyerick

ACTA: DELLA CASA Francesca Chiara

ACTA: BINET Quentin

BWGE: VAN MELKEBEKE Lukas

BWGE: QUATANNENS Delphine

BWGE: ANTWI Milton

ACTA: WAUTERS L.

ACTA: COREMANS L.

BWGE: AZEVEDO Rita

BWGE: SEYED TABIB Nasim

BWGE: VAN MALDEREN Kathleen

ACTA: REENAERS Catherine

ACTA: DANO Hélène

BWGE: VANDERBORGHT Bart

BWGE: BOESCH Markus

BWGE: MERLI Angela-Maria

ACTA: ROUSSEF Thaïs

Each year, scientific groups present prizes at the end of their sessions:

BASL session: 2 prizes (1 for Basic Research and 1 for Clinical Research) for the best oral presentations, presented on Thursday afternoon.

BGDO, BIRD, BeSPGHAN, BSGIE, BPC, BSNM, and GIREM: each will grant 1 prize.

Working Group of Digestive Pathology: 2 prizes for the best oral presentation, presented on Friday afternoon.

Best Poster Award: 2 prizes (1 for Basic Research and 1 for Clinical Research).

Best Case Report Award in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 1 prize each.

All prizes will be presented at the conclusion of their respective scientific sessions.

BWGE - Best Case Report Presentation : DEMEYER Kevin Jan L

BASL Basic – Best Oral Presentation : HEYERICK Lander

BASL Clinical – Best Oral Presentation : MOMBAERTS Kathleen

BGDO Best Oral Presentation : HAXHE Sarah

BIRD Best Oral Presentation : BOSSUYT Pieter

BeSPGHAN Best Oral Presentation : VAN GOOL Hannelore

BPC Best Oral Presentation : GOKCE Emine

BSGIE Best Oral Presentation : LAMANI Yasmina

BSGIE Best Abstract : SINONQUEL Pieter

GIREM Best Oral Presentation : ZOUZAF Anissa

Pathology Best Oral Presentation 1 : VELTHOF Lars

Pathology Best Oral Presentation 2 : FALLAS Jennifer

BWGE - Best Case Report Presentation : HEYERICK Lander

BASL Basic – Best Oral Presentation : ONGHENA Louis

BASL Clinical – Best Oral Presentation : VANLERBERGHE Benedict

BGDO Best Oral Presentation : BOUCHART Christelle

BIRD Best Oral Presentation : VERSTOCKT Sare

BeSPGHAN Best Oral Presentation : BUYTAERT Maarten

BPC Best Oral Presentation : PAVLIDI Anastasia

BSGIE Best Oral Presentation : GREINER Nathalie

BSGIE Best Abstract : CORNEILLIE Sophie

GIREM Best Oral Presentation : LAMBEETS Lana

Pathology Best Oral Presentation 1 : RACU Marie-Lucie

Pathology Best Oral Presentation 2 : KERKHOFS Annelies

BWGE - Best Case Report Presentation: PAVLIDI Anastasia

BASL Basic – Best Oral Presentation: SMETS Lena

BASL Clinical – – Best Oral Presentation: DAHLQVIST Geraldine

BGDO Best Oral Presentation: STOFFELS Sebastiaan

BIRD Best Oral Presentation: OUTTIER An

BeSPGHAN Best Oral Presentation: VERHEYE R.L.A.M.

BPC Best Oral Presentation: CHALON France

BSGIE Best Oral Presentation: Colin Henri

BSGIE Best Abstract: SINONQUET Pieter

GIREM Best Oral Presentation: TASNADY Kinga

Pathology Best Oral Presentation 1: DE CORTE Klaas

BIRD Best Oral Presentation: TRUYENS M.

BWGE Best Case Report: VAN HERCK Mikhail

BASL Best Oral Presentation Basic: VERHELST X.

BASL Best Oral Presentation Clinical: VAN MELKEBEKE L.

BSGIE Best Oral Presentation: BRONSWIJK M.

BSGIE Best Abstract: FIGUEIREDO FERREIRA M.

Working Group of Digestive Pathology Best Oral Presentation 1: I. MARIZ et al.

Working Group of Digestive Pathology Best Oral Presentation 2: SIEBEN A.

GIREM Best Oral Presentation: FARHADIPOUR M.

BPC Best Oral Presentation: YARED R.

BGDO Best Oral Presentation : VAN DEN EYNDE A.

BGDO Best e-Poster: VAN OOSTERWYCK A.

BWGE Case Report: GELDERS F.

BIRD Oral Presentation: BOSSUYT P.

BASL Oral Presentation Basic: DE SMET V.

BASL Oral Presentation Clinical: NACHIT M.

BSGIE Oral Presentation: BELHASSINE M.

BSGIE Abstract: BRONSWIJK M.

GIREM Oral Presentation: DE MUYNCK K.

BPC Oral Presentation: VAN MALENSTEIN H.

BGDO Oral Presentation: BOONS G.

BeSPGHAN Oral Presentation: LEFERE S.

Working Group of Digestive Pathology Oral Presentation: BOUCHART C.

Working Group of Digestive Pathology Case Report: DEOLET E.

BWGE Best e-Poster Basic: RODRIGUEZ Julie

BWGE Best e-Poster Clinical: JANSSENS Katleen

BWGE Best Case Report Hepatology: STAESSENS Michael

BWGE Best Case Report GastroEnterology: JACOBS Johanna

BASL Basic: LECLERCQ Sophie

BASL Clinical: VAN HEES Stijn

BGDO Oral Presentation: DE MEULDER Sofie

BIRD: CREMER Anneline

BPC: FIGUEIREDO FERREIRA Mariana

BSGIE Oral Presentation: RASSCHAERT Gertjan

BSGIE Best abstract: BRONSWIJK Michiel

GIREM: FUNG Candice

Pathology Oral Presentation: RIBEIRO Suzane

Pathology Best Case Report: VANDENDRIESSCHE Annelore