Aims and objectives

The ESCMID Study Group for Clinical Parasitology (ESGCP) is composed of expert parasitologists and keen individuals with a common goal to promote knowledge of parasitology through a wide range of activities, such as: 

  • Proposing sessions of outstanding scientific quality at ESCMID Global annual congress, which address topics of significant clinical and public health importance
  • Collaborating with other study groups on educational and scientific projects on cross-cutting topics
  • Financially supporting researchers in the field of parasitology to carry out high-quality research and to attend the Society’s annual congress
  • Organising educational courses in different fields of parasitology
  • Advocating the central role of parasitology in the whole array of microbiology disciplines, in a real one-health approach including ecology, animal health, and clinical and public human health

Activities and resources

ESGCP strives to support its members to attend ESCMID Global and to pursue their research and to this, ESGCP is proud to provide financial support to its members. Please note, importantly, that this study group financial support is distinct from other funding opportunities through ESCMID, and applications must be sent directly to the ESGCP executive committee members!


In-person attendance to ESCMID Global congress upon accepted abstract in the field of parasitology

- For 2025 we have decided on a maximum of 4 grants up to 1500 €.
- The funding will be dispensed as a reimbursement of expenses for i) ESCMID Global; ii) travel costs; iii) accommodation costs.
- Reimbursement will be dispensed after ESCMID Global upon presentation of attendance certificate and subscription, travel and accommodation receipts

Eligibility criteria:
- be an active member of ESGCP
- being the presenter (oral or poster) of an accepted regular abstract (no late breaker) in the field of parasitology at ESCMID Global congress

In the case more eligible applications are submitted than grants available, the ESGCP    Executive Committee shall rank the submissions on the basis of the following criteria:
- origin of the applicant (LMIC will be privileged)
- career status of the applicant (young researchers [or equivalent] will be privileged)
- previous obtainment of this grant in the past (new grantees will be privilege           
- To apply, please send the accepted abstract, notification of acceptance, and a brief (max 250 words) motivation letter for attending the congress, certifying that the applicant has not received ESCMID travel grant or similar support to attend the ESCMID Global in the current year, and that the applicant is aware of the above-mentioned criteria about funding dispensation and acknowledgement.

Please send the application to the Science officer (who will collect the applications and further them to the rest of the ESGCP executive committee): habrek2(at)ous-hf.no 

Application deadline: 18.02.2025  


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ESGCP strives to support its active members to attend ESCMID Global (former ECCMID) and to pursue their research. Subject to funding availability, members of ESGCP can access the following funding support. Please contact the ESGCP Executive Committee for more information.

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Executive Committee

  Miriam José Alvarez Martinez

Miriam José Alvarez Martinez

Chair
Hospital Clinic
Barcelona, Spain
  Francesca Tamarozzi

Francesca Tamarozzi

Secretary
IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital. Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology.
Negrar-Verona, Italy
  Hanne Brekke

Hanne Brekke

Science Officer
Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål. Mikrobiology and Infectious Diseases.
Oslo, Norway
  Jaco J. Verweij

Jaco J. Verweij

Treasurer
Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital
Tilburg, Netherlands
  Beate Grüner

Beate Grüner

Education Officer
University Hospital Ulm
Ulm, Germany

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