Awards & Fellowships

Research Fellowship

Introduction

This Fellowship succeeds the Nordisk Grant for the Study of Growth which was established in 1978 on the initiative of the late Professor Andrea Prader, the late Professor Henning Andersen and the late Henry Brennum (Nordisk Gentofte A/S). The ESPE Research Fellowship is awarded to young paediatricians or scientists who desire a scientific career in paediatric endocrinology, in order to finance and support them during their research training for a period of up to two years.

Research Fellowships are made possible by the generous support of NovoNordisk, Denmark

Research fellowships are awarded on the basis of nominations received from ESPE- member Supervisors/Heads of Department.

The ESPE Research Fellowship Programme comprises the following:

  • Full Research Fellowships:
    Two full Research Fellowships are available for two years of research training in a centre of excellence, preferably in another country, for those who are trained in Paediatrics and intending to pursue a career in Paediatric Endocrinology. One further long-term fellowship is available for post-doc students.
  • Short-term Research Fellowships:
    Two to six months of research training in a centre of excellence. Candidates for the short-term fellowship may apply for the funding of a research project in his or her home institution.

Regulations

  • Applicants are proposed by their current Supervisor/Head of Department, who must be an ESPE member.
  • Applicants for long-term Research Fellowships should spend at least 6 months outside their current institution.
  • Applicants for short-term Research Fellowships must be working and resident within Europe.
  • Applications from candidates who are based in the same research centre as any member of the ESPE Research Fellowship Committee can not be considered for the grant.

Eligibility

  • Applicants for the first two long-term (2-year) Research Fellowships should be trained in Paediatrics and intending to pursue a career in Paediatric Endocrinology. They will have received clinical endocrine training at their present institution and be in need of additional specialised research training.
  • Applicants for the third long-term (2-year) Research Fellowship should have a recent PhD (or equivalent, i.e., a PhD degree not older than four years at the deadline of application.
  • The grant is reserved for European researchers.
  • PhDs may also apply, provided they work in, or are closely associated with, a Paediatric Endocrine Centre.
  • Applicants should demonstrate an interest in, and potential for, performing high quality research.

If you have any queries, please email the ESPE Secretariat at espe@eurospe.org

This initiative is made possible by the generous support of NovoNordisk, Denmark

Application Process

Please see the following documents to apply for the Research Fellowship. 
You should complete the application form and email it to the ESPE Secretariat at espe@eurospe.org.

Previous Winners

  • 1991 Dr Paivi J Tapanainen, Oulu, Finland
  • 1992 Dr Christina K Gantenbein, Athens, Greece
  • 1992 Dr Claudine Heinrichs, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1992 Dr Luis Perez-Jurado, Madrid, Spain
  • 1992 Dr Leo Dunkel Palo, Alto, Kuopio, Finland
  • 1992 Dr Martin Wabitsch, Ulm, Germany
  • 1993 Dr Catherine Le Stunff, Paris, France
  • 1993 Dr Päivi J Miettinen, Helsinki, Finland
  • 1994 Dr Barbara Funk, Giessen, Germany
  • 1994 Dr Lars Sävendahl, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1994 Dr Francisco Miralles, Barcelona, Spain
  • 1995 Dr Nicholas Bishop, Cambridge, UK
  • 1995 Dr Alessandra Vottero, Parma, Italy
  • 1996 Dr Silvia González-Parra, Madrid, Spain
  • 1996 Dr Ewa Lichtarowicz-Krynska, London, UK
  • 1997 Dr José Carlos Monero, Madrid, Spain
  • 1997 Dr Sylvie Tenoutasse, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1998 Dr Thomas Siebler, Leipzig, Germany
  • 1998 Dr Nathalie Alos, Narbonne, France
  • 1999 Dr Beate Doecker, Datteln, Germany
  • 1999 Dr Sabine Heger, Leipzig, Germany
  • 2000 Dr Jarmo Jääskeläinen, Kuopio, Finland
  • 2000 Dr Joachim Woelfle, Bonn, Germany
  • 2001 Dr Birgit Köhler, Marburg, Germany
  • 2001 Dr Outimaija Makitie, Hyks, Finland
  • 2002 Dr Svetlana Lajic, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2002 Dr Daniel Iliev, Sofia
  • 2003 Dr Agnès Linglart, Paris, France
  • 2003 Dr Martine Cools, Antwerp, Belgium
  • 2004 Dr Kathleen de Waele, Ghent, Belgium
  • 2004 Dr Catarina Limbert Zinterl, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2005 Dr Dominika Janus, Krakow, Poland
  • 2005 Dr Maria Loredana Marcovecchio, Chieti, Italy
  • 2006 Dr Kyriaki-Sandy Alatzoglou, London, UK
  • 2006 Dr Diane Rottembourg, Paris, France
  • 2007 Dr Delphine Fradin, Paris, France
  • 2007 Dr Stephen O'Riordan, Dublin, Ireland
  • 2008 Dr Jan Idkowiak, Dresden, Germany
  • 2008 Dr Claire Hughes, Dublin, Ireland
  • 2009 Dr Lysy Philippe, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2009 Dr Pamela Schrumpf, Berlin, Germany
  • 2010 Dr Yvonne van der Zwan, The Netherlands, Rotterdam
  • 2010 Dr Christian M Moya, Spain, Madrid
  • 2011 Dr Núria Camats-Tarruella, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2011 Dr Cosimo Giannini, Chieti, Italy