Theodor Voiosu (Romania)
Colentina Clinical Hospital
ESGE Research Champions' Den
Advance your research project by winning up to 10,000 € of financial support from ESGE and guidance from our jury of experts
About the ‚Den‘
The ESGE Research Champions’ Den competition, held at ESGE Days congresses, is the final stage of the application process for ESGE Research Grants.
The aim is to bring hidden talent to light and to help established researchers to share their ideas and upcoming projects with the endoscopy world.
The full details of the ESGE Research Grants can be found at esge.com.
Benefits
From an award fund of EUR 30 000, selected candidates can each win up to EUR 10 000 for their individual research project to cover direct costs.
Applicants selected by the jury to present their research at the ESGE Research Champions’ Den receive a waived registration fee.
All studies that are presented at the ESGE Research Champions’ Den are eligible to receive ESGE research endorsement.
How does it work?
Potential contenders submit their research idea online. A “jury” of experienced endoscopists with established track records in research select what they consider to be the best projects, based on the importance of their future impact on endoscopic practice and their creativity and originality.
At ESGE Days, the top selected applicants each have 3-4 minutes to present their projects to the jury, who then quiz each applicant for 5 minutes.
The session will be organised by Lorenzo Fuccio, the ESGE Research Committee Chair, who introduces applicants and moderates the session. Participation in this competition does not require onsite presence during the event.
After the jury’s discussion, the moderator announces which applicants have won financial support. The jury will be able to distribute, to the projects they judge to be most deserving of support, up to 10,000 €. All jury decisions are final.
Application details
Applicants are required to be ESGE individual members and work in a medical institution within the ESGE zone (Central and Western Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa)
Young researchers/trainees are encouraged to apply.
Applications must be submitted via the online application form.
All jury decisions are final. The ESGE Research Committee Chair will be the moderator who introduces applicants and moderates the session. After the jury’s discussion, the moderator announces which applicants have won financial support.
The applicants who are not successful in obtaining a grant for their research project get free registration at the next ESGE Days. Winners are committed to supplying study reports to ESGE and to submitting the study results to Endoscopy.
To find out more about the ESGE Research Champions Den and other ESGE grants and awards visit esge.com.
Timeline
Call for applications opens once a year.
Thursday September 1, 2023
Submission portal opens
Wednesday, November 15, 2022
Submission deadline
January 2024
Notification of selected applicants
April 25-27, 2024
The final stage of application: The Research Champions’ Den at ESGE Days 2024
