Each year, the Fondation des Treilles gives out a “Young Researcher” Award of Excellence to French or international PhD students nearing the completion of their dissertations and conducting their research in France. Open to all disciplines, the Fondation des Treilles’s “Young Researcher” Award aims to recognize the originality and relevance of the research conducted by these young researchers.

For the 2025 edition, Norbert Danysz, a PhD student in Chinese Studies at IAO – Institute of East Asian Studies – is among the winners. Under the joint supervision of Marie Laureillard (IAO) and Laurent Gerbier (InTRu), he is conducting a research project on the graphic styles of Chinese comic books in the 20th century, while also pursuing parallel work focused on comic books from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Like every other recipient, Norbert Danysz will receive a grant of 6,000 euros, awarded by the scientific council of the Fondation des Treilles.

For the year 2025, the foundation’s scientific council, chaired by Professor Pascal Ory, a member of the Académie française, selected 33 new laureates from among the 124 applications received. They come from all academic disciplines and are affiliated with French universities and laboratories or those under joint supervision.