Awards & Grants

UEGW 2010 is offering 200 Travel grants of € 1,000 each for clinician-scientists of 40 years of age (born on January 1, 1970 and later) and below for best submitted abstracts.

Travel grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit using the evaluation process of the UEGW 2010 Scientific Committee.

Winners will be notified about the travel grant when they are informed that their abstract has been accepted for presentation and will receive their grant after the congress.

UEGW 2010 will offer 140 Travel grants of € 1,000 each for non-clinical scientists of 40 years (born on January 1, 1970 and later) and below for best submitted basic science abstracts. The application must be supported by a letter from the Head of Department.

Travel grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit using the evaluation process of the UEGW 2010 Scientific Committee.

Winners will be notified about the travel grant when they are informed that their abstract has been accepted for publication and will receive their grant after the congress.

The 12 best posters will be awarded a prize on basis of scientific merit using the evaluation process of the UEGW 2010 Scientific Committee.

The Award Ceremony will be held each day at 13:45 in the poster exhibition area. Prize winners will receive free entry to the Postgraduate Training Programme of the next years UEGW in Stockholm.

UEGW 2010 will award grants to 30 young gastroenterologists (35 years and below) to support their travel and related expenses to attend the UEGW 2010 in Barcelona.

Furthermore, free congress registration and free entry to the UEGW 2010 Postgraduate Teaching Programme is provided.

International Scholarships are restricted to citizens of countries with a Human Development Index (HDI) <0.8 according to the latest Human Development Report.

 The application for International Scholarships is closed.

100,000 EURO awarded for the most outstanding research programme

The prize will be awarded for excellence in basic science, translational or clinical research and the recipient must be able to demonstrate that their work has had an impact in its field and its quality has been recognised internationally. The recipient will have produced a substantial body of basic science, translational or clinical research in a focussed area of gastroenterology, hepatology or related disciplines.

The recipient of the prize shall be a senior well established active researcher, leading a substantial research group and the work will have been conducted predominantly in Europe. The work should have been supported by substantial peer reviewed grants through internationally recognised research councils, research charities or industrial partners. This prize is aimed at researchers at the height of their active research career rather than those who have done previous excellent research. One major criterion is the standard of the best 10 publications by the researcher over the last 5 years.

The prize will be formally presented at the UEGW Barcelona Plenary Session on Monday, October 25, 2010 and the recipient will be required to deliver a short account of the work for which the prize has been awarded.

Online application at www.uegf.org

Recipients have proven lifelong excellence and leadership in the field

The UEGF Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes outstanding individuals whose pioneering and inventiveness throughout their careers have improved the Federation and inspired others.

The Award will be formally presented during the UEGW Plenary Session on Monday, October 25, 2010 to honour individuals whose sustained and outstanding accomplishments have significantly improved the lives of people with gastrointestinal diseases and whose contributions, leadership and impact are widely acknowledged by the broader gastroenterological community.

The recipient of the award must have had a career spanning at least 30 years and their life-long careers should have had a significant impact on UEGF and the gastroenterological community.

Please visit www.uegf.org for more information.