EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme for Diabetes Researchers

Programme objective:

The EASD Rising Star Symposium and EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme aims to identify promising and innovative young researchers who are developing their research activities in Europe.

Selected candidates will have the opportunity to present an overview of their past and ongoing research activities during a multidisciplinary research symposium at the EASD Annual Meeting.

The chosen candidates will be invited by EASD to present a lecture (20 minute lecture + 5 minute discussion) and will receive a commemorative diploma. Travel expenses, hotel and registration costs for the recipients will be covered.

Furthermore, the award includes a research fellowship in the amount of Euro 30,000 payable to the recipient’s institution. The objective of the research fellowship is to encourage innovative research in the field of diabetes. Applicants should have demonstrated their ability in the field of diabetes research and must be employed by a non-profit institution based in Europe or an associated country (for detailed country list, please see here).

Applications can be submitted by early career scientists: scientists and clinicians at an early stage of their career, up to 7 years since completion of their most recent degree (PhD, MSc, or MD degrees). Eligibility can be extended for reasons such as maternity, paternity, illness, national service, clinical training, natural disasters, or asylum, if clearly described (further documentation may be requested at the discretion of EASD/EFSD).

The time since the last degree may not exceed seven years before 1 January in the year the Fellowship is awarded.

Applicants must be a paid up member of EASD.

Preference will be given to individuals who have consistently pursued a well-defined and innovative research line, leading to publications in high impact peer reviewed journals.

All applications must be prepared on the official application form, which can be found on the EASD website: click on the Application Form link to download the form

Please send your application in PDF form as an email attachment by 12:00 midday (CET) on the deadline date 17 February 2025, to the following address: foundation@easd.org.

Note: For this particular award, it is permissible to hold a second active award from EFSD.

Completed applications will be evaluated by an independent scientific committee.

Application Deadline: 17 February 2025

Anticipated Award: May 2025