Object

ESCMID Research grants help young and excellent investigators to pursue groundbreaking research by funding 1 year projects in the field of Bacterial Infections & Diseases.

Main features

For the Research Grant programme 2020 ESCMID only accepts projects dealing with Bacterial Infections & Diseases (incl. diagnostics, pathogenesis, antibacterial susceptibility & resistance, antibacterial stewardship, vaccines).

Projects dealing with Fungal/Viral/Parasitic Infections and Diseases (incl. diagnostics, pathogenesis, antifungal/antiviral/antiparasitic susceptibility & resistance, stewardship, vaccines) will be considered again next year, and thus proposals on Fungal/Viral/Parasitic Infections will neither be reviewed this year nor be kept for next year.

Requeriments

Project criteria

- The research project may consist of laboratory investigations, clinical studies, experimental animal studies, or a combination of these.

- For the Research Grant programme 2020 ESCMID only accepts projects dealing with Bacterial Infections & Diseases (incl. diagnostics, pathogenesis, antibacterial susceptibility & resistance, antibacterial stewardship, vaccines).

- Research projects usually run for 12 months (and may continue for a maximum of 24 months) and must start during the year the grant is received.

Eligibility criteria of applicants

- Be principal investigators of the proposed research.

- Have a valid Full or Young Scientist ESCMID membership.

- Be born on or after 1 January 1980.

- Have a medical degree (MD, MBBS, PharmD or equivalent), a PhD or be enrolled in a PhD programme.

- Applicants who have received an ESCMID research grant before may only apply for a subsequent grant in the year after official completion of the first project.

- Members of the ESCMID Executive Committee cannot apply for a Research Grant nor submit a supporting letter for such a grant.

Funding

20,000 €

ESCMID has reserved up to EUR 50’000 each for two excellently rated projects.

Duration

Research projects usually run for 12 months (and may continue for a maximum of 24 months)

Documentation

All documentation is to be submitted electronically at:

https://www.escmid.org

No hard copies are required.

Contents of the proposal:

- Proposal document

- 2 supporting letters

- List of potential reviewers

- A colour photograph

Deadline

In case of interest, please contact with Research Management Department until 06th September 2019.