EASO Young Investigators Awards for Basic Science, Clinical Research & Public Health

The deadline for awards applications has now passed.

There are 3 separate awards.

The Young Investigator Awards for Basic Science, Clinical Research and Public Health recognise ‘rising stars’ in the field of obesity through their contributions to Basic Science, Clinical Research or Public Health. The EASO Young Investigator Awards are highly regarded throughout the scientific community.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 15th November 2008 – late applications will not be considered.  Award Winners will be announced in March 2009 – all applicants will be contacted by email to announce the EASO Awards Committee decision.

To be eligible for the Young Investigator Awards you must:

• Be 35 years or younger at the time of EASO’s annual congress, the ECO.
• Have carried out the majority of work in Europe (although a proportion of work may have been performed outside of Europe)
• Be a member of an EASO affiliated national obesity association (please see the EASO website for a list of all EASO Member Associations)

Award winners will be invited to present their research in a lecture during the opening ceremony of the European Congress on Obesity. Winners will be awarded complimentary full congress registration, three nights’ accommodation, and return economy flights from place of residence to the congress. The winners will in addition receive a €1000 cash prize. Award winners will be required also to submit a relevant review paper to Obesity Facts, the official journal of EASO.

Guidance for your application:

Within your application you should highlight your top publications (up to five) for which you have been the first author, provide a short description outlining your work, and highlight how your work has contributed to the field of obesity. The originality of the work and the contribution to science will be considered as part of the application.

Please give details of the number of oral presentations on an international level that you have given and include a list of awards and prizes obtained. Please also include a list of additional publications (i.e. not including your top publications noted above) that are related to obesity that you may feel strengthen your application and highlight any other significant achievements to date.

Please click here to complete the EASO Awards application form to apply for the EASO Young Investigator Awards.

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