The scientific awards presented by the Collège de France and its foundations reflect their commitment to excellence and innovation in research. These awards honor young researchers with remarkable careers, encouraging their original work in both the sciences and the humanities. They provide these young researchers with support and recognition at pivotal moments in their careers. This tradition owes much to donors who have chosen to put their generosity at the service of science and those who advance it.
One of its oldest manifestations is the Claude-Antoine Peccot Lecture Series and Award , which recognize exceptional achievements in mathematics and whose history dates back to 1885.
Established through a bequest to the Collège de France in 1956, the Delheim Award supports young researchers in biology, with a focus on work that contributes to human progress.
The Antoine Lacassagne Award , established in 1977, shares this same ambition by honoring French and international biologists, who are invited to present their discoveries at the Collège de France.
Created in 2022, the Collège de France Award for Young Researchers broadens this commitment to include young researchers in the French public sector. It alternates between recognizing the mathematical, computer, physical, and natural sciences, and the humanities and social sciences, based on an original theme that changes each year. It comes with a prize of 20,000 euros and includes a public lecture at the Collège de France, giving the laureate the opportunity to share the significance of their work.
In addition to these honors, various foundations support the institution and pay particular attention to the career development of young researchers.
Each year, the Hugot Foundation Awards recognize two researchers associated with the chairs’ activities, in disciplines that vary from one cohort to the next.
The Anna Caroppo Scholarship – Collège de France Foundation Fellowship enables young female researchers in the humanities to pursue a year of doctoral or postdoctoral research under the supervision of a chairholder.
Through the diversity of their origins and fields of study, these awards express a shared conviction: the future of research is shaped by giving talented individuals the means to thrive.