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Awards and Grants

ESCMID supports young clinicians, researchers and established scholars with awards and grants to acknowledge past achievements and provide an incentive for future accomplishments. ESCMID supports its members’ research projects and training in the disciplines of clinical microbiology and infection with about half a million euros every year.

Award for Excellence

We are pleased to announce Claudio Viscoli from the University of Genova and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Italy and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the United States, as the 2018 Excellence Awardees.

Young Investigator Award

for Research in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases rewards outstanding research and stimulates further studies at the highest scientific level.

TAE Awards for Training Achievements

recognize outstanding trainees in the field.

Research Grant

for outstanding research projects proposed by young ESCMID members (applications for the coming year are accepted from July to October of the present year)

Study Group Research Grant

exclusively available for official collaborative Study Group research projects. (Applications are accepted throughout the year.)

ECCMID Travel Grant

awarded to ESCMID young scientist members with excellent ECCMID abstracts. Applications accepted in autumn 2017 for ECCMID 2018.

Attendance Grant

for Educational and Scientific Meetings supports young colleagues attending an event organized or endorsed by ESCMID. (Individual deadlines apply, which can be found on the dedicated course websites.)

The submission deadline for applications and nominations for the following awards has now passed:

Information about the awards and grants and previous awardees can be found on the respective webpages.

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