To sponsor up to two ESCMID Young Investigator Awards for research in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases to recognize outstanding research by younger colleagues in these fields.

Nominees for the award should be born on or after 1 January 1977. Appropriate research may be based on laboratory investigations, clinical trials, animal studies, or a combination thereof. Nominees must be employed (or have been until recently) at a European laboratory or hospital. Members of the ESCMID Executive Committee are not eligible. Self-applications are not accepted.

All documentation is to be submitted electronically (no hard copies required). When submitting, please have the following documentation ready and make sure you have uploaded the correct documents. You cannot make any changes to any part of your nomination once the deadline has expired.

- CV and proof of the nominee's age;
- Complete list of publications, in which up to five publications over the last three years should be highlighted (in bold) to exemplify the nominee’s excellent work
- Description of the candidate, her/his career, her/his research interests and personal contributions to the various research projects she or he has been participating in. Please combine 1) to 3) as PDF including the nominee’s name in the file name (max. 4MB)
- Two letters of support from individuals outside of the nominating institution. Please submit as PDFs including the supports’ names in the file name (max 4MB)
- A colour photograph including the nominee’s name in the file name (photograph should be .tiff, .eps or .jpg; max 4MB; at least 4 x 6 cm with 300 dpi resolution for publication).

How to apply

https://www.escmid.org/profession_career/awards_grants/young_investigator_awards/

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In case of interest, please contact no later than November 8th with FSJD Research's Foundation