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New Investigator Awards, Conference Grants & Poster Prizes

New Investigator Awards and Conference Grants

A number of New Investigator Awards and Conference Grants are available to new investigators who have submitted an abstract to the meeting.

Eligibility criteria:

  1. The applicant must be the presenting author
  2. The applicant must be within 3 years of attaining PhD or is a physician in training or is aged under 35
  3. The applicant must be a member of ECTS

Awards will be made by the Programme Committee and will be selected according to abstract score. Authors will be eligible for only one award or grant. Confirmation of eligibility from heads of department will be sought prior to awards being made. Please check the box on the abstract form if you would like to apply for an award.
Please note that presenting authors must register and attend the meeting to be eligible for any of these awards.

2008 Award and Grant winners

Poster Prizes

In a new initiative, Poster Prizes will be awarded at the Barcelona meeting. The top 20 highest scoring posters (including oral-posters) from eligible authors will be judged by a panel of reviewers at the meeting. Eligible posters will be identified with a sign on the poster board.

Eligibility criteria:

  • The applicant must be the presenting author
  • The applicant must be within 3 years of attaining PhD or is a physician in training or is aged under 35
  • The applicant must be a member of ECTS

Judging criteria:

  • Scientific merit of the study, including
            Originality
            Suitability of methods and analysis
            Significance/impact of the study
            Interpretation of results
  • Ability of applicant to discuss the work and relevant literature
  • Clarity and quality of presentation, including
            Appropriate level of detail provided
            Legibility and ease of assimilation of data and graphics

Judges:

Philippe Clézardin (Lyon, France)
Steven Cummings (San Francisco, USA)
Tim Hardingham (Manchester, UK)
Lorenz Hofbauer (Dresden, Germany)
Morten Karsdal (Herlev, Denmark)
Beate Lanske (Boston, USA)
Richard Oreffo (Southampton, UK)
André Uitterlinden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Prize:

€250 Euros
4 prizes to be awarded.
Award winners to be announced at closing ceremony.


 

 

 

 

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