Young Investigator of the Year Award

We are pleased to announce the launch of the NEAT ID Young Investigator of the Year Award, which will be presented during the upcoming EACS Conference 2025. This initiative has been created by the NEAT ID Advisory Group Committee.

This award aims to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of young investigators within the NEAT ID network, particularly those who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, passion, and commitment to our studies.

We invite Principal Investigators (PIs) to nominate a young investigator from their team who have made significant contributions to the success of NEAT ID studies. To be eligible for the award, the nominee must be 35 years of age or younger, with an additional year allowed for each career break taken due to parenthood.

The ideal nominee will have shown exemplary involvement in key areas of the NEAT ID studies, including but not limited to:

Engaging in the recruitment of participants
Contributing to the design and implementation of sub-studies
Supporting the publication process and dissemination of results
Overall dedication and commitment to the NEAT ID research program

As part of the nomination process, we kindly ask PIs to provide a letter of appraisal for their nominee, detailing the individual’s specific contributions to NEAT ID studies, along with reasons why they believe the nominee is deserving of this recognition.

The nominations will be reviewed by an independent committee, and the recipient of the NEAT ID Young Investigator of the Year Award will be honoured with a bursary to attend EACS 2025.

Nominations will be open: 7am CET, Thursday the 1st of May 2025

Nominations will close: 5pm CET, Thursday the 19th of June 2025.

Winner will be notified: Second week of August

Bursary Released: Mid-Late August 2025

Bursary amount: €2,500

Please send your completed nominations and appraisal letters to polly.parks@neat-id.org

We look forward to receiving your nominations and recognizing the hard work and dedication of the young investigators who are driving the success of NEAT ID studies.

Thank you for your support!

Best regards,
Professor Anton Pozniak

Chair of the NEAT ID Advisory Group Committee