ESPR Travel grants

The ESPR Travel Grants provide ESPR Early Career Investigators with financial support to attend the 10th European Academy of Paediatric Societies Congress (EAPS 2024) taking place in Vienna, Austria, from 17-20 October 2024.

Deadline: we can no longer accept applications for 2024. Please check again in December for next year's travel grants to attend the joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS) congress.

• Why you should apply

  The ESPR Travel Grants offer an allowance of EUR 500 to cover:

  • Travel expenses (accommodation/flight);
  • Registration to EAPS 2024;
  • Subsistence during your stay in Vienna.
• Eligibility requirements
  • I am an ESPR member (you can join the ESPR once your abstract has been accepted).
  • I have submitted an abstract to EAPS 2024. Medical students who are co-author of an abstract submitted are also eligible to apply, on the condition that they are the presenting author.
  • I am under the age of 36 or I am over the age of 36 but the content of the abstract submitted relates to work from an undergraduate, masters or primary postgraduate degree (MD/PhD.)
  • The content of the abstract does not represent postdoctoral research work.
  • I am not based within a 150 km radius of Vienna.
  • I do not receive other funding to attend EAPS 2024.
  • I am not invited to participate at EAPS 2024 as a speaker.
• Required documents

  Please download, fill-in and return via office@espr.eu the ESPR Travel Award Template.

  A one-page curriculum vitae including:
  - personal details;
  - location of training in Paediatrics and dates;
  - years of clinical experience;
  - involvement in clinical/research projects;
  - list of publications.

  Deadline: Monday, 15 July 2024.

  Submissions are evaluated based on scientific excellence (only abstracts in the top 20 percent can be considered), motivation and the applicant's potential to benefit from attending the meeting.
• Meet the awardees of the Travel Grants 2024

  
• Meet the awardees of the Travel Grants 2023