ERA Awards
Discover the ERA Awards and the ERA Awards for Young Investigators
ERA Awards
ERA assigns prestigious Awards in the following categories:
- Award for Outstanding clinical contributions to nephrology and/or dialysis and/or transplantation
- Award for Outstanding basic science contributions to nephrology and/or dialysis and/or transplantation
- Award for Research excellence in nephrology (clinical or basic science)
- Outstanding contribution to the ERA
- Excellence in the field of sustainable nephrology
The nomination is open to all ERA members who can submit proposals for outstanding colleagues who could be nominated. Nominees must be ERA members.
Please keep in mind that for the Research Excellence Award there is an additional requirement: the candidate must be between 41 and 60 years old in the year of the nomination.
All nominations must be accompanied by recommendation letters which must clearly specify:
- the category of the Award (Clinical contribution, Basic Science contribution or Research Excellence) of the supporting candidate;
- the candidate’s H-Index calculated using the Web of Science;
- the candidate’s scientific achievements.
In case of questions about the procedure, feel free to send an email to sab@era-online.org.
Congratulations to the 2024 ERA Awards Winners
The winners will be awarded during the 61st ERA Congress which will take place on May 23-26, 2024.
ERA Awards for Young Investigators
The Awardees will receive the “ERA Awards for Young Investigators”, named after one of the three Nephrology Masters, which consists of a prize of EUR 10,000.00. Furthermore, the winners will also be invited guests to the next 61st ERA Congress (Stockholm and Virtual, May 23-26, 2024). They will receive free accommodation, travel and congress registration. They will also receive a plaque and a diploma. Finally, the winners will receive three years of free ERA membership and, automatically, become Board members of one of the Board of an ERA Working Group of their choice.
Candidatures are open to all YNP Members (40 years old and younger at the time of receiving the Award; an extension of the age limit can be considered if the applicant’s career has been interrupted due to childcare or severe illness; in any case this extension cannot exceed 2 years) who are also ERA Full members and:
- at least 5 first/last author papers in kidney research-related studies (renal medicine) Journals;
- oral presentations at international conferences to present their own data;
- an accepted abstract at the ERA Congress.
Congratulations to the 2024 ERA Awards for Young Investigators Winners
The winners will be awarded during the 61st ERA Congress which will take place on May 23-26, 2024.
Dedicated to
the 3 well-known Masters in Nephrology, Rosanna Gusmano, Stanley Shaldon and Eberhard Ritz, the three Awards are designed to be an acknowledgement to Young Investigators who, thanks to their early achievements, stimulate the dialogue between education and research.