THE LOUIS DE PAUW & PALAEONTOLOGICA BELGICA AWARD CEREMONY 2025 (LUSTRUM EDITION 2020-2025)

A festive edition (lustrum) of the Louis De Pauw & Palaeontologica Belgica Award ceremony will take place for the 5th consecutive year on saturday 11th october 2025 at the VUB campus in Etterbeek (Brussels) Each year, Palaeontologica Belgica awards a professional paleontologist and a citizen scientist who made significant contributions to Belgian paleontology.
The citizen science award is named after Louis De Pauw (1844 -1918), autodidact and former head preparator of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels Together with the Louis De Pauw Award, Palaeontologica Belgica also awards a professional or academic paleontologist who actively collaborates with citizen scientists and often contributes to Belgian paleontological research.The Paleontologica Belgica award is an honorary recognition of the modern 21st century paleontologist, who actively collaborates with citizen scientist, who is not afraid to publish in low impact journals and follows his passion for research.
Both awards are prestigious tokens in recognition of the effort, hard work and love that went into (often non-funded) research. The award should be considered as a stimulus to continue paleontological research in a national (Belgian) framework. It is also a much needed gesture to give back the appreciation that we have for the countless citizen scientists who are an important and indispensable asset and driving force in modern-day natural sciences.
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