ESCMID Excellence Award for Scientific Contributions in CM/ID

The ESCMID Excellence Award for Scientific Contributions in CM/ID recognises and acknowledges outstanding contributions in science, education or professional affairs in clinical microbiology and/or infectious diseases.

ESCMID Lifetime Achievement Award

The ESCMID Lifetime Achievement Award recognises and acknowledges an outstanding contribution to ESCMID mission.

ESCMID Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Infection

This award is targeted at someone who has contributed significantly to the area of infection, possibly by driving international policy and/or by driving education standards and/or public engagement but not specifically by a scientific contribution.

Young Investigator Awards

The Young Investigator Award acknowledges excellence in research and stimulates further work at a top scientific level from early career investigators.

Emerging Young Investigators Award

This award aims to acknowledge and support emerging new scientists and/or clinicians from LMIC active in the field of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.

TAE Outstanding Trainee Awards

The TAE Outstanding Trainee Award recognises multi-skilled medical trainees engaged in extracurricular activities, teaching, networking and collaboration in clinical microbiology (CM) and/or infectious diseases (ID).

Individual Research Grants

ESCMID research grants help young outstanding investigators pursue ground-breaking research in the fields of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. The call to apply for the ESCMID Research Grants 2024 will officially open 21 June 2023 and the deadline for submitting your applications is 13 September 2023, 17:00 CEST.

Study Group Research Grants

This funding is exclusively available for official ESCMID Study Group research projects in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. ESCMID has over 30 Study Groups in different specialties within the fields of clinical microbiology. The call to apply for the Study Group Research Grants will officially open 9 May 2023 and the deadline for submitting your applications is 19 July 2023, 17:00 CEST.

Study Group Collaboration Grant

The Study Group Collaboration Grant is a larger-scale grant for innovative research projects in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases organised by an experienced PI with the support of at least 3 ESCMID Study Groups collaborating together. The call to apply for the Study Group Collaboration Grant will officially open on 15 August 2023 and the deadline to submit applications will be 12 October 2023, 17:00 CET.

CAREer Grant

The ESCMID CAREer Grant supports members who need aid to advance their scientific career whilst looking after their children, or suffering from an unexpected situation that prevents them from working full-time (illness, care of elderly parents, etc.). The ESCMID CAREer Grant allows the recipient to reduce their workload by 20% , by contributing to the salary paid to the qualified support personnel (scientific/technical staff member or assistant) with 20% of the gross salary of the recipient.

ESCMID Observership Funding

To facilitate international training and collaboration, we encourage our members to visit ESCMID Collaborative Centres (most often departments of infectious diseases and/or clinical microbiology) in other countries for five days to one month under the auspices of ESCMID. The Observerships should primarily focus on good clinical and laboratory practice rather than on research activities. Observers should use the observership to make improvements in their home institute (e.g. implementation of a lab technique).

ISID/ESCMID Joint Fellowships

ESCMID and ISID (International Society for Infectious Diseases) jointly sponsor two fellowships (valued at $7,500) annually to perform multidisciplinary clinical and laboratory training abroad in Europe. This fellowship is intended for applicants residing in Low and Lower-middle-income countries (LMIC), as classified by the World Bank. Young colleagues are invited to learn from experienced specialists and to take home new ideas and processes that help improve their clinical or laboratory practice.

Attendance Grants

Attendance Grants support scientists who wish to attend an educational or scientific event organised or endorsed by ESCMID. These cover a wide range of activities such as ESCMID conferences, postgraduate courses and more.

ECCMID Travel Grants

The ECCMID Travel Grant supports ESCMID Young Scientist Members to participate in ECCMID 2023. The grant is available to all Young Scientist Members who submit an abstract for ECCMID. The Travel Grant covers the ECCMID registration fee and covers up to 500 € in travel expenses.

ESCMID Förderverein Grant

The Förderverein Grant supports ESCMID Members from Low and Lower-middle income countries (LMIC) to participate in ECCMID 2023.The Förderverein Grant covers the ECCMID registration fee, flight ticket, accommodation, and Visa application fee for up to 50 selected grantees.

ECCMID Outreach Grant

This grant aims to support and promote ECCMID participation from residents in Low and Lower-middle income countries (LMIC) who are among the authors of the abstracts submitted for ECCMID. ECCMID Outreach Grants cover the ECCMID registration fee and up to 1300 € travel allowance to cover travel and accommodation while attending the congress.

TAE Research Bites Grant

TAE Research Bites Grant supports ESCMID Young Scientist Members from Low and Lower-middle income Countries (LMIC) whose abstract was selected for the TAE Research Bites session. You can learn more about the session on our website here.

ISF/ESCMID Sepsis Award

The ISF/ESCMID Sepsis Award selects one abstract presenter with the best abstract on sepsis to receive $500. The application for this grant is open during the normal ECCMID Abstract submission period and is part of the normal application process.