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