ESPR Travel grants

The ESPR Travel Grants provide ESPR Early Career Investigators with financial support to attend the 6th Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS 2025) taking place in Belgrade, Serbia, from 21-25 October 2025.

Deadline: we can no longer accept applications for 2024. Please check again in December for next year's travel grants to attend the joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS) congress.

• Why you should apply

  The ESPR Travel Grants offer an allowance of EUR 500 to cover:

  • Travel expenses (accommodation/flight);
  • Registration to jENS 2025;
  • Subsistence during your stay in Belgrade.
• Eligibility requirements
  • I am an ESPR member (you can join the ESPR once your abstract has been accepted).
  • I have submitted an abstract to jENS 2025. Medical students who are co-author of an abstract submitted are also eligible to apply, on the condition that they are the presenting author.
  • I am under the age of 36 or I am over the age of 36 but the content of the abstract submitted relates to work from an undergraduate, masters or primary postgraduate degree (MD/PhD.)
  • The content of the abstract does not represent postdoctoral research work.
  • I am not based within a 150 km radius of Belgrade.
  • I do not receive other funding to attend jENS 2025.
  • I am not invited to participate at jENS 2025 as a speaker.
• Required documents

  Please download, fill-in and return via office@espr.eu the ESPR Travel Award Template.

  A one-page curriculum vitae including:
  - personal details;
  - location of training in Paediatrics and dates;
  - years of clinical experience;
  - involvement in clinical/research projects;
  - list of publications.

  Deadline: Monday, 15 July 2024.

  Submissions are evaluated based on scientific excellence (only abstracts in the top 20 percent can be considered), motivation and the applicant's potential to benefit from attending the meeting.
• Meet the awardees of the Travel Grants 2024

  
• Meet the awardees of the Travel Grants 2023