Awards and prizes
Awards for the EPFL research community
EPFL Research Awards
Every year, EPFL awards several PhD students and postdocs; learn more about the EPFL Research Awards.
Lopez-Loreta Prize
The Lopez-Loreta Prize awards EUR 1 million to top graduates (Master or PhD graduates) from four prestigious Swiss and French higher education institutions – EPFL, ETH Zurich, the École polytechnique in Palaiseau, and the ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse. This award is intended to allow selected candidates to carry out their own exceptional scientific or entrepreneurial project over a five-year period.
Awards for the EPFL research community
Piaget Scientific Award
The Piaget Scientific Award is a prestigious fellowship organized by EPFL and sponsored by Piaget that aims at supporting outstanding and groundbreaking research in the broad field of miniaturization and microengineering.
Rodolphe and Renée Haenney Foundation
The Rodolphe and Renée Haenny Foundation was created in 2001 with the objective of supporting research in the field of metallurgy and the material sciences, areas of great importance for technology and society.