The Bank of France has launched the 2025 edition of its “Young Researchers in Green Finance” prize, offering EUR 3,000 of funding to one or more early-career researchers working on green finance. Applications must be submitted by 10 October 2025. Eligibility covers researchers conducting green finance projects who either hold a PhD and are under 40, or are enrolled in a PhD programme and have not yet defended their thesis (provided a defence date is set). Applicants must be affiliated with a French university and/or academic institution, with affiliation interpreted broadly. Applications are made via an online form and must include, in English and PDF format, a CV, a selection of published or under-review articles, and a motivation letter. Laureates are expected to be informed around mid-November, with the prize awarded at an academic conference hosted by the Bank of France in the first half of December 2025.
Bank of France 2025-07-22
Bank of France opens 2025 call for applications for Young Researchers in Green Finance Prize
The Bank of France has launched the 2025 “Young Researchers in Green Finance” prize, offering EUR 3,000 to early-career researchers in green finance. Eligible candidates must be affiliated with a French academic institution and either hold a PhD and be under 40 or be enrolled in a PhD programme. Applications are due by 10 October 2025.