Scholarships
The fourteen Prize Winners of the Prix de Lausanne 2026:
1st Scholarship – Fondation Caris
424 — GYVES William (18.7 years old) — United States

2nd Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Étoile
302 — YEOM Dayeon (17.1 years old) — South Korea

3rd Scholarship – Bourse Astarte
301 — HUANG Jingxinyu (17.0 years old) — P.R China

4th Scholarship – Fondation Maurice Béjart
314 — QIN Yihan (18.1 years old) — P.R China

5th Scholarship – Curél
201 — SAI Yusei (15 years old) — Japan

6th Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Espoir
213 — CAO Yufei (16.10 years old) — P.R China

7th Scholarship – Fondation Anita et Werner Damm-Etienne
309 — SHIN Ara (17.9 years old) — South Korea

8th Scholarship – Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour
203 — THIJS Jetro (15.6 years old) — Belgium

9th Scholarship – Aud Jebsen Scholarship
413 — GRAMADA Dragos (18.1 years old) — Romania

10th Scholarship – Oak Foundation
306 — KIM Tae Eun (17.5 years old) — South Korea

11th Scholarship – Bourse Roland Petit Zizi Jeanmaire
417 — BANG Suhyeok (18.3 years old) — South Korea

12th Scholarship – Fondation Coromandel
418 — SON Mingyun (18.3 years old) — South Korea

13th Scholarship – Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
415 — DEMEULENAERE Milo (18.2 years old) — United States

14th Scholarship – Fondation Françoise Champoud
310 — JEON Jiyul (17.9 years old) — South Korea

Prizes
The following prizes have been awarded:
Beaulieu Award, offered by Beaulieu SA
413 — GRAMADA Dragos (18.1 years old) — Romania

Contemporary Dance Award, offered by Minerva Kunststiftung
413 — GRAMADA Dragos (18.1 years old) — Romania

Best Swiss Candidate Award, offered by Fondation Jacqueline de Cérenville:
424 — GYVES William (18.7 years old) — United States

Web Audience Favourite Award, supported by la Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique and ARTE Concert
107 — REGO DE SOUZA Pietra (15.8 ans) — Brésil

Audience Favourite Award, supported by la Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique and ARTE Concert
302 — YEOM Dayeon (17.1 years old) — South Korea

Finalists Award, offered by Bobst SA
The Finalists who have not been awarded with any scholarship will each receive CHF 1,000.-.

To learn more about the scholarships and prizes, click here.

*Seolah Kim (121) withdrew from the competition due to injury and was unable to participate in the selection rounds. She will nevertheless receive feedback from the Jury and will still take part in our networking forum. We wish her a speedy recovery.

https://www.prixdelausanne.org/prize-winners-2026/