Rasa Verkauskiene
Committee Chair
The Young Investigator Award recognises outstanding scientific work by practising paediatricians who are ESPE members. The evaluation is based on the overall quality of a candidate’s CV in this regard and, in particular, on three original publications submitted by each applicant.
Nomination and application
Award information
- Conferred to up to two paediatricians, still in training or no more than 5 years in a Senior (PI) role.
- In recognition of their outstanding scientific work, based on their CV and three original publications submitted.
- Applicants must be ESPE members themselves and sponsored by two members of ESPE.
How to nominate
- Candidates must be sponsored by two members of ESPE.
- Sponsoring members must prepare for their applicant a nomination proposal, which highlights the research contributions made by the submitted papers and the essential role of the applicant in the research projects.
- The following information must be submitted in the online application form:
- Three original papers, published or accepted for publication, in international peer-reviewed journals. The candidates should be the first author of at least one of the papers.
- An up-to-date full CV and a list of publications, including H-index.
- Two sponsor letters from ESPE members
Regulations
- Two awards are given each year.
- Candidates should be still in training, or have no more than five years’ experience in a Senior (PI) role.
- Candidates may only be considered for one award each year. If a candidate is nominated for more than one award, they will be asked to choose which award they wish to be considered for.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be practising paediatricians who are ESPE members.
- Candidates should be still in training, or have no more than five years’ experience in a Senior (PI) role.
- Current members of ESPE Council and the Andrea Prader Committee are ineligible for this award.
Evaluation
- A minimum of three nominations is required for this award. If fewer than three nominations are received the Andrea Prader Committee may reopen nominations for the award.
- All nominations will be acknowledged by email.
- The prize is awarded through final selection by the Andrea Prader Committee.
- The decisions taken by the Andrea Prader Committee are based on the overall quality of the candidate’s CV, the sponsor letters, and the three original publications submitted by each applicant.
- The successful applicants will be notified by the President by the end of June. Candidates who have not received notification by this date should assume that they have not been successful.
Award winners
2023 | Alexander S. Busch
Recklinghausen, Germany
2023 | Eloise Giabicani
France
2022 | Dulanjalee Kariyawasam
Paris, France
2022 | Angela Lucas-Herald
Glasgow, UK
2021 | Sasha Howard
London, UK
2021 | Willem Staels
Brussels, Belgium
2020 | Tero Varimo
Vantaa, Finland
2020 | Nicolas Nicolaides
Athens, Greece
2019 | Sabine Hannema
Leiden, The Netherlands
