Apply for Prizes
Prizes history
Since 1999, the Executive Committee decided to support young researchers with awards for clinical and preclinical studies. In 2007, the Young Investigators Award for Clinical Science was named after Göran Sundkvist and in 2012 the Young Investigators Award for Pre-clinical Science was named after Angelika Bierhaus.
Why to apply for these two Awards? Because it is an opportunity for the winner, for the mentor, and for Neurodiab.
The first winners for Clinical Science were in 1999 Geert Jan Biessels and Rayaz Malik and for Preclinical Science the first winner was Nigel Calcutt in 2003. Most of the first winners have become leaders of very active teams. Thus, these awards are an opportunity for the winners and bring good luck.
Someone who won the price in the first place went on to mentor a new generation of winners. Thus, these awards are also an opportunity for the mentors. Successful youth are the best reward for the mentor.
Support to the young people has been one of the main achievements of Neurodiab. Thus, these awards are an opportunity for Neurodiab and allow it to achieve its mission.
Neurodiab can still be a sort of high-level researcher cluster city, but to be a real community of dialogue, mentorship and exchange Neurodiab needs you.
You can find here the rules, then apply!
List of Winners of Young investigators Awards Click here
The golden thread - Young Investigator Award Prize Click here
Neurodiab Prizes
Every year, during the Annual Meeting, the following prizes will be awarded:
The Goran Sundkvist Young Investigators Award for Clinical Science and the Angelika Bierhaus Young Investigators Award for Pre-Clinical Science. Each prize consists of 800 euros.
The criteria for these two prizes are: age no greater than 40 years, substantial contribution and research achievements in clinical or basic science in the field of diabetic neuropathy, and previous participation at the Neurodiab meetings.
The nominations are discussed by the Neurodiab Executive Committee, and the winners are requested to give a talk at the following Neurodiab meeting.
Please, send proposals and CVs to Eirik Softeland (eirik.wigtil.softeland@helse-bergen.no)
The Neurodiab Young Investigators Awards for the Best Presentations
All presenting authors aged 40 or less can participate to the Best Oral Presentation and the Best Poster Presentation awards. In 2024 a third award named after Simona Frontoni for Most Innovative Research Presentation has been introduced.
The three award winners will be announced during the meeting and will each receive a prize of 750 euros.
If you wish to participate and meet the age requisites, you can apply for the award following the instructions during the abstract submission process.