Awards

Awards

The following awards will be presented during the Congress:

  • EAP Young Investigator Award
  • ESPR Young Investigators Award
  • ESPNIC Young Investigators Award
  • ESPR Bengt Robertson Award for Research Concerning the Neonatal Lung
  • ESPNIC Nursing Awards (does not require application in advance)

 

PLEASE NOTE: Should you wish to be considered for one of the awards, please apply when submitting your abstract. One award may be applied for per abstract.

Applicants must have an abstract accepted by the Scientific Committee in order to be considered for one of the awards above. Abstract acceptance and award decisions will be made in parallel so applications need to be made before the deadline of April 6.

 

EAP YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Up to one prize will be awarded at the discretion of the committee, following onsite presentations and the decisions made are final. Winners will be announced during the Congress Closing Ceremony, and will be presented with a certificate confirming their prize.

Requirements:

  • Must be an EAP member (please refer to individual membership* categories here).
  • Must be < 35 years of age. Clear copy of ID indicating date of birth is to be submitted.
  • CV is to be submitted.
  • Content of the abstract must represent original work and not presented/ or published previously.
  • The name of the presenting author MUST match the name of the applicant.
  • Requests that do not conform to above terms will automatically be declined.
  • Selected finalists to be informed in advance and must confirm their attendance to the Congress.

Judgment criteria will be based on:

  • Scientific content
  • Structure of the abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ability to defend the paper/results during question time from the audience onsite during the Congress

Prize:

  • EUR 1,500

* The individual members of a national paediatric organisation which is a full member of EAP, are by default, without any subscription fee, non-voting individual members of EAP. See the list of full national members here.

Affiliated Individual Membership is open to citizens of all countries. Apply here.

ESPR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD

Up to two prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the committee, following onsite presentations and the decisions made are final. Winners will be announced during the Congress Closing Ceremony, and will be presented with a certificate confirming their prize.

Requirements:

  • Must be an ESPR member or intending to become one.
  • Must be < 36 years of age.
  • A copy of your ID indicating the date of birth is to be submitted.
  • CV is to be submitted.
  • Content of the abstract must represent original work and not presented/ or published previously.
  • The name of the presenting author MUST match the name of the applicant.
  • Requests that do not conform to above terms will automatically be declined.
  • Selected finalists to be informed in advance and must confirm their attendance to the Congress.

Judgment criteria will be based on:

  • Scientific content
  • Structure of the abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ability to defend the paper/results during question time from the audience onsite during the Congress

Prize:

  • First Prize: EUR 1000; complimentary registration and free travel to the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting 2023 in Washington D.C., United States.
  • Second Prize: EUR 1000; complimentary registration to the 2023 ESPR Annual Meeting: the joint European Neonatal Societies Congress (jENS 2023).

ESPNIC YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD

Up to two prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the committee, following onsite presentations and the decisions made are final. Winners will be announced during the Congress Closing Ceremony, and will be presented with a certificate confirming their prize.

Requirements:

  • Must be an ESPNIC member.
  • Must be < 40 years of age. Clear copy of ID indicating date of birth is to be submitted.
  • CV is to be submitted.
  • Content of the abstract must represent original work and not presented/ or published previously.
  • The name of the presenting author MUST match the name of the applicant.
  • Requests that do not conform to above terms will automatically be declined.
  • Selected finalists to be informed in advance and must confirm their attendance to the Congress.

Judgment criteria will be based on:

  • Scientific content
  • Structure of the abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ability to defend the paper/results during question time from the audience onsite during the Congress

Prize:

  • First Prize: 1200 Eur Award, complimentary registration and travel expenses covered up to 500 Euro to the next ESPNIC Annual Meeting and one year complimentary membership
  • Second Prize: 800 Eur Award, one year complimentary membership, complimentary registration to the next ESPNIC Annual Meeting

ESPR BENGT ROBERTSON AWARD FOR RESEARCH CONCERNING THE NEONATAL LUNG

The winner will present their abstract during the designated Bengt Robertson Award session, and will be presented with a certificate confirming their prize.

Requirements:

  • Abstracts must be on research concerning the neonatal lung.
  • Content of the abstract must be original work.
  • Must be an ESPR member or intending to become one.
  • Presenting authors must be < 36 years of age. Clear copy of ID indicating date of birth is to be submitted.
  • CV is to be submitted.
  • The name of the presenting author MUST match the name of the applicant.
  • Requests that do not conform to above terms will automatically be declined.
  • The winner will be informed in advance and must confirm their attendance to the Congress.

Judgment criteria will be based on:

  • Scientific content
  • Structure of the abstract

Prize:

  • EUR 3,000; complimentary registration to the 2023 ESPR Annual Meeting: the joint European Neonatal Societies Congress (jENS 2023)

ESPNIC NURSING AWARD (E-POSTER DISCUSSION PRESENTATION)

Up to two prizes, (one for PICU and one for NICU) will be awarded at the discretion of the committee, following onsite presentations and the decisions made are final. Winners will be announced during the Congress Closing Ceremony, and will be presented with a certificate confirming their prize.

Requirements:

  • To be eligible for this award, the applicant must be an ESPNIC member.

Judgment criteria will be based on:

  • Scientific content
  • Structure of the abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ability to defend the paper/results during the question time from the audience onsite during the Congress (there is no need to apply for this award in advance)

Prize:

  • Complimentary registration the next ESPNIC Annual Meeting.
  • One year complimentary membership

ESPNIC NURSING AWARDS (ORAL PRESENTATION)

 

Up to two prizes, (one for PICU and one for NICU) will be awarded at the discretion of the committee, following onsite presentations and the decisions made are final. Winners will be announced during the Congress Closing Ceremony, and will be presented with a certificate confirming their prize.

Requirements:
  • To be eligible for this award, the applicant must be an ESPNIC member

Judgment criteria will be based on:

  • Scientific content
  • Structure of the abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ability to defend the paper/results during the question time from the audience during onsite presentation  (there is no need to apply for this award in advance)

Prize:

  • EUR 500 Award, complimentary registration and travel expenses covered up to EUR 500 to the next ESPNIC Annual Meeting, one year complimentary nursing membership.