On June 14, 2021, Princess Benedikte presented the Alsace Foundation's 2021 Research Award to the Australian professor Iona Novak, who has helped build a bridge between research and practice. Every second year the Elsass Foundation acknowledges a researcher, who is making a significant impact in the field of cerebral palsy. Once every second year the Elsass Foundation Research Prize is awarded by the protector of the Elsass Foundation, Princess Benedikte at the foundations premises in Charlottenlund.