ESCI Science Communication Grant

Scope of the Prize:

The European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) will fund outreach activities oriented to science communication or participative research initiatives in a European country with the aim to approach the society to basic/clinical research generating a higher impact on citizens’ daily lives and healthcare.

Potential activities that will be eligible to funding include:

1. Activities for children: teaching/educational programs at schools, workshops for children, etc.
2. Videos / webinars / other types of visual media that boosts public awareness of the positive role of research in society

1. Science activities with public participation/participative research
2. Hands-on experiments conducted by researchers that involve the general public

Eligibility

• Physicians and investigators working on science communication or basic, translational or clinical science residing in Europe.|

Applicants should submit online

• a one-page short CV
• filled application form (download here)

Please upload all documents as pdf (preferred) or Word file.

Time frame application

The call will open December 1 2024 and the winner will be communicated during the ASM (June). The project should be implemented during the 12 months after the award. A final report on the activity should be sent to ESCI. Deadline of submission: March 1, 2025.

Evaluation

A committee composed by four ESCI Council Members (basic and clinical research) will evaluate the applications.

Prize

One grant per year will be funded with € 1.000.