Outline

By donating this prize we support a future scientific research project from early stage to successful conclusion. The prize addresses well-established researchers at the height of their active career, whose science has had or will have crucial impact on digestive health.

What is funded

UEG awards € 100,000 each year for excellence in basic science, translational or clinical research. 

Eligibility

• Active, well-established senior researchers at the height of their active career, whose science has had or will have crucial impact on digestive health.
• Applicants should be leading a substantial research group and their work should be conducted predominantly in Europe.
• The work should have been supported by substantial peer reviewed grants through internationally recognised research councils, research charities or industrial partners.
• Recipients must have been mentioned at least once as (co-)author of an abstract submitted to UEG Week in the past 3 years (2017, 2018 and/or 2019).
• There must be at least 5 years between the receipt of the prize and the planned retirement of the awardee.
• Applications from departments that received a grant in the previous 5 years (2015-2019) will not be accepted.
• The prize will be awarded to the same recipient only once.