Awards 2025

Laureates of the 2025 Contest have been awarded unique trips (free of charge) to fantastic international and national events:

  • European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) - (Riga, Latvia)
    Fréderik Mortier, Noah lindenlaub, Shaheen Aljourdi, Rodrigo Von Mayer Goulart, Yigit Günes, Ella Fanxi Jiang, Eva Lenan Du

  • Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) - (Taipei, Taiwan)
    Rodion Zaichikov

  • China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest (CASTIC) - (Jiangjin TBC, China)
    Maxime Buck

  • Genius Olympiad - (Rochester, NY, USA)
    Ido Somekh, Johann Bost, Tanay Karnik

  • Unge Forskere - (Aahrus, Denmark) / Jury’s Pick
    Krzesimir Hyżyk, Olha Kiriakova, Alexandre Buck

  • Weizmann International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) - (Rehovot, Israel)
    Julia Bringewald

  • London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) - (London, UK)
    Harald Sveen, Albert Sveen

  • Summer Research School in Mathematics and Informatics (SRS) - (Varna, Bulgaria)
    Maxim Lebedev

  • Make Your Product Week - (Leonding, Austria)
    Antonio Brunetti, Daniele Grassi, Lorenzo Gobbi

  • International Swiss Talent Forum (ISTF) - (Murten, Switzerland)
    Laura Tkatchenko Ramirez

  • United Nations Climate Change Conference (Conference of Parties, COP 30) - (Bélem, Brazil)
    Sarah Mackel

  • ExpoCiencias Nacional - (Tampico, Mexico)
    Petra Straga

  • Expo-Sciences International (ESI) MILSET - (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
    Alexandra Senn, Greta Orzechowski, Paula den Otter

  • International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) - (TBD, Indonesia)
    Benedict Sloboda, Martin Rajadel-Cachau

  • African Science Buskers Festival - (Harare, Zimbabwe)
    Juliette Rose, Daphné Ribière, Martin Krembel

  • Bosnian Science Project Olympiad (BOSEPO) - (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    David Cammarota Schreier, Hubert Przybylski, Łukasz Kwaśny

  • Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores - (Salamanca, Spain)
    Alisha Dang, Gayatri Elayadam

  • I Giovani e le Scienze - (Milan, Italy)
    Onse Choi, Yejin Hong

  • Mobisciences Tunisia - International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology in Tunisia (I-FEST2) (TBD, Tunisia)
    Sanaa Bhandari, Milo David Burrage, Jaya Lavinia Garbuglio, Zachary Ensor, Ada Vanmechelen, Aikaterini Totta, Marylou Schmitz, Morgane Albert van Giffen

  • Mobisciences Portugal -  Mostra Nacional de Ciência (Porto, Portugal)
    Tsipora Dana, Francisca Goettsch, Slava Harizanova, Lexine Agyare, Katherine Foggon, Khoshbo Mustafa, Cristian Ardeleanu, Amundsen Howarth, Christopher Gargiulo

  • Mobisciences Morocco - Printemps des Sciences (Fès - Meknès, Maroc)
    Christian Lek, Dreyken Liedtke, Charlotte Clerici, Akari Nakayamada, Ema Kalisz Pereira, Lisa-Monica Labor, Tommaso Noonan, Lindsey Blanchard, Sofia De Giovanni, Lucile Rivron Martinelli

  • Mobisciences France - Exposciences en Occitanie (Toulouse, France)
    Leonardo Magnani, Isabella Stenton Williams, Kylo Bhandari, Iwo Kozminski, Joshua Lau, Nathanael Gabriel, Emeline Buck, Andrew Boyere

  • Mobisciences Belgium - Science-Expo (Brussels, Belgium)
    Elâ Özgüven, Anna Wollwert, Hayoon Chun, Taya Li, Eliaz Sciortino Monaco, Julien Dupuis, Martino Cosma, Omer Shpak

  • Euro Space Center - (Libin, Belgium)
    Alnair Rakhmetov, Anton Fedorov, Louis Verticelli, Samuel Labignette

  • Science Trip - (TBD, Europe)
    Felicity Williams, Ruchiranana Durbha, Yixuan Long, Emmie Dausse, Olivija Grybowski, Roseanne Brassington, Bohdan Klymchuk, Enayah Choudhery, Qipeng Xue, Aliénor Plingers, Elena Auburtin, Jayani Dhamotharan, Sia Karnik, Xinyi Xiong, Graham Morgan, Bérénice Helderlé Saree, Biasar Sharlapaev, Julien Cardonnel, Hanmisha Gundala, Meghana Reddy, Maxence Sidot Riff, Enes Gega, Gabriela Waicman Goncalves, Kathleen Boyère, Justin-Michael Coca, Olivia Picard, Pauline Gaston

  • Scienteens Academy - (Belval, Luxembourg)
    Henrik Nordling, Paul Fontaine, Jonathan Karg Despeux

  • Luxembourg International Science Expo (LISE)
    Mikhail Shustrov, Reya Pathak, Tomás Valadão Ferreira, Alyssia Varela Fortes, Darius Ferent, Nils Oestreicher, Anna Kohler-Martin, Magdalena Totomanova, Alexander David David, Robert Engel, Mayra Schroeder, Mélyssandre Klepper, Sarah Breger, Maciej Goraj, Mikolaj Michalus, Avanti Sharma, Arthur Seban, Jakub Nowak, Mathieu Lin, Samuel Bost, Sama Ahmed Shehata Saad Shehata, Sannvi Singh

  • RTL Public’s Choice Award
    Tsipora Dana, Francisca Goettsch

GET READY FOR THE 2026 CONTEST!

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GET READY FOR THE 2026 CONTEST! ⋆

National Jonk Fuerscher Contest 2026:

It all begins with your idea…

A scientific question you always wanted to answer?
A technical problem you always wanted to solve?

This contest invites Luxembourg’s young minds to turn their passion and curiosity into research or innovation projects and share them with the world!

What are you waiting for?
Fill out the forms below and start working on your project.
The sooner, the better!

Key Dates & Timeline

Dec 2025 - 14 Jan 2026

Phase 1: Quick Registration

Completing this form helps confirm your interest and enables us to plan the contest to offer the best experience and guidance to everyone. Only one registration per team is necessary.

P.S: Phase 1 registration does not guarantee your participation in the contest. You can proceed directly to Phase 2 even if you did not complete Phase 1. To secure your spot, please register for Phase 2 and submit all required materials by the 14th of February 2026.

14 Jan - 14 Feb 2026

Phase 2: Detailed Registration & Project Submission

Phase 2 opens on January 14th and closes on February 14th. During this time, participants must complete their personal information and submit their final project paper (check the Rules & Regulations below).

Beware if you are a team, you need to register together, so make sure you collect all the information before starting the registration process or organise filling out the form together (recommended).

13-14 Mar 2026

Final Phase: Jury Sessions & Awards Ceremony

On March 13th and 14th, each participant will set up their own booth to present their project to the jury and the public in Luxembourg City. You'll need to prepare a poster summarizing your work beforehand, as it will play a key role in communicating your ideas effectively at your booth.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at guillaume@fjsl.lu

National Jonk Fuerscher Contest

This contest is organised annually since 1971 by the Fondation Jeunes Scientifiques Luxembourg.
It offers young science & technology enthusiasts the opportunity to exhibit innovative projects they developed themselves. Participants will have the chance to showcase their work to the Luxembourgish public and a jury of experts, which will then enable them to present their projects further in prestigious young scientists competitions and fairs abroad.

Participants should:

  • be aged between 11 and 21 at time of the jury sessions;

  • be residents or citizens of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg or/and be enrolled in a school approved by the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth;

  • develop a research or innovation project of their choice within the fields of
    natural sciences, social sciences, or technology;

  • submit their work individually or in teams of up to 3 students.

Rules & Regulations 2025
(To be updated for 2026)

Find all the necessary information and the admission requirements
for the Contest here.

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Step Up Your Game!

A platform for participants designed to acquire the methods and tools to manage and present their individual projects. 
Go check it out here!

53rd National Jonk Fuerscher Contest Luxembourg 2024

Check out the recap video of the 2024 National Jonk Fuerscher contest Luxembourg and what to expect in March 2025.

Projects, interviews, entertainment and celebration!

The 2025 Jury

  • Dr. Serge QUAZZOTTI

    President of the Jury
    Director of IPIL

  • Dr. Nadia BATTELLO

    Independent Science Communicator

  • Dr. Andrew FERRONE

    Deputy Director of Climate and sustainable Development
    Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Biodiversity

  • Yannick GAASCH

    Project Manager
    Gateway, University of Cologne

  • Dr. Irad GOFFER

    Medical Sciences Teacher
    Ecole Nationale de Santé du Luxembourg

  • Dr. Julien MEYER

    Chef de service - Médiation et développement des publics
    Naturmusée

  • Julie MOCQUARD

    Cyber Security Specialist

  • David MORAIS FERREIRA

    Software Engineer
    Police Grand-Ducale

  • Félix NOTHAR

    Co-Director of Engineering
    Accumalux

  • Dr. Sana NOUZRI

    Researcher
    University of Luxembourg

  • Dr. Maude PAULY

    Member of the Scientific Unit
    Chambre des Députés

  • Thomas SCHOOS

    Director-General for International, European and Internal Affairs
    Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Biodiversity

  • Dr. Kjell SERGEANT

    Senior Researcher
    LIST

  • Philippe SERVAIS

    Pharmacist

  • Julien SILVERIO

    Defence Capability and R&T Development Manager
    Direction de la Défense

  • Dr. Jacek STANKIEWICZ

    Research Associate
    LIST

  • Sébastien WIERTZ

    General Manager
    Paul Wurth Incub

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