ERS Foundation Grant Opportunities

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaOul89O-tDb_h1mWeXDpoTKp4YNkjQys3w0Y2LhgdOC9TQw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0TRAVEL GRANTS

ERS Foundation together with ERS Executive Committee will grant 20 free ERS2025 congress registrations +250 euro to the 20 best abstracts, submitted by ERS junior members. We recognize the need to support our junior doctors and, therefore, in Budapest we will give away double the amount of travel grants than in previous years.

Eligibility:

The applicant should be under 35-year-old

The applicant should be a junior member of ERS.

Procedure:

To be considered for a grant, please submit your abstract here: https://ers-isian2025.com/abstract-submission-form/ and then fill in this form: https://ers-isian2025.com/junior-member-grants/ 

Please make sure to specify that you are interested in the travel grant during submission process and provide your ERS ID.

Once the abstract submission is closed, the abstracts will be scored, and the winners will be contacted via email.

The best abstracts will be selected by the board members of ERS Foundation together with a number of invited experts.

Please note, to receive this grant, you will have to attend the congress in person.

You will also be invited to present your abstract in one of the ‘Best abstract sessions’ during the conference.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE 17th of February

RESEARCH PRIZES

There will be 2 research prizes granted for the best research papers. 

One prize is awarded for original basic research, and the second for original clinical research in the field of Rhinology.

Only candidates below the age of 35 years can apply. They should be junior members of the ERS 

Each applicant is allowed one entry.

Entries are to be submitted in the form of a scientific paper. Papers that have been accepted for publication by an international scientific journal will also be considered. Scientific papers – as well as supplements and Ph.D.-theses – that have already been published are excluded from competition.

The research paper submitted is either the result of individual research activities or resulting from a team effort. In that case the first author will be considered as the nominee.

The executive Committee of ERS Foundation, supported by several invited experts, will act as the jury and will select both prize winners.

The prizes, each of which amounts to Euro 1.500, – will be awarded during the Opening Ceremony (June 22nd) of the upcoming ERS congress in Budapest, Hungary.

The prize winner is expected at the Opening Ceremony to receive the prize.

Please send your contribution to: secretarygeneral@rhinologicsociety.eu with a copy to secretary@rhinologicsociety.eu.


Papers should be received by the ERS before: April 30th, 2025.

 

DRAGON’S DEN

Are you ready to face the fire and present your research to the worlds leading experts?

The European Rhinologic Society is hosting its very own Dragons’ Den at the ERS meeting in Budapest, where lucky applicants will have the chance to win grants. But beware, the road to victory is not for the faint of heart. Probing questions and critical feedback await. Don’t miss your chance to have your clinical research project evaluated by the best in the business and receive a 1st prize of 1500 euro.

Eligibility

The planned study must be proposed and designed by one or more ERS members. Completed studies, studies waiting to be published and published studies are not eligible.

Study design: Clinical research studies must be one of the following designs:

·  Randomized controlled trial (RCT) or a pilot trial to inform a RCT;

·  A non-randomized study evaluating a treatment, intervention, management strategy or diagnostic strategy.

Please note that the deadline for applications for the Dragons’ Den event organized by the European Rhinologic Society’s Educational Board is on 2/4/2025. Applicants will be informed about whether they have been shortlisted within two weeks of the closing date.

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