2026 EASO Award Application Form – New Investigators

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EASO-Novo Nordisk Foundation New Investigator Award in Basic Science

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Which EASO affiliated national obesity association are you a member of ?*

Awards and Presentations

Please list any significant awards you have won in the past 5 years*

Please list oral presentations you have presented at a major congress/conference in the past 5 years*

Please justify in no more than 300 words why you should be considered for the New Investigator Award in Basic Science based on a description of your main research achievements to date in relation to obesity*

Please list the top 5 publications where you have had a significant authorship role, describing your role using CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) terms and clearly indicating if you are the 1st or last author. Note the ranking of each journal listed using the SCImago ranking system (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)*

Research Grant

Should your application be successful, please outline how you would utilise the accompanying research grant. Please note, the research grant should be used for a new project. It is not intended as a top-up to an existing project.

What is the problem or knowledge gap to be addressed with the grant (please include specific research questions)?*

What methods will you use to answer your research questions and why? Please highlight any innovation*

How would you involve patients or citizens in the development and conduct of this research?*

What real-world impact could this research achieve (e.g. on obesity related health, policy, practice)?*

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