The Belgian GBIF Node invites Master’s and PhD students to submit their application for the 2026 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award, which highlights outstanding research making use of GBIF-mediated biodiversity data. Up to 2 applicants will be nominated by the Belgian node and a jury led by the GBIF Science Committee will review the nominations to select two winners.

Deadline: 15 May 2026

Submission email: contact@biodiversity.be

How to apply

Applicants are invited to submit the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae
• Summary of their research project using GBIF data
• Short description of how GBIF-mediated data support their work
• Any additional material they consider relevant

See the detailed call for nomination on GBIF.org

Please send your complete application package to contact@biodiversity.be before the deadline.