Education&ScienceAwards

APSR-ERS Young Investigator Award

The ERS awards committee will select the best two abstracts from all ERS members who have applied, and who have been accepted for presenting their work.

The Award

  • €1,500 travel grant
    Note: This travel grant is available only if the awardee attends the congress on site. It is not available if the awardee presents online.
  • Congress registration
  • A commemorative certificate
  • Invitation to the Gala Dinner (or similar social event) for the award ceremony

The Awardee

  • May apply for this Award when they submit their abstract to the Congress.
  • Must be an ERS member
  • Must be aged ≤40 at the start of the Congress
  • Must be compliant with other conditions according to the ERS rules
  • Must be the First Author and able to present the abstract at the Congress
  • Cannot win multiple awards at the same APSR Congress (except the Respirology Case Reports Poster Award), nor have other travel support for the same APSR Congress.
  • Must register for the Congress before their individual “cut-off date”.
    The cut-off date will be provided in the acceptance letter sent by the Local Congress Secretariat. This date will be earlier than the usual registration deadline, to enable the programme schedule to be compiled and awards to be considered.