EASO - Novo Nordisk Foundation New Investigator Awards

Before applying for any of the 4 awards on offer, please read details below and view the links to ensure you meet the award criteria.

EASO is pleased to announce the EASO – Novo Nordisk Foundation New Investigator Awards in Basic Science, Clinical Research, Childhood Obesity and Public Health (4 separate awards). Each of these four Awards is accompanied by a 300.000 DKK research grant.

We urge eligible early career scientists interested in undertaking innovative new research to consider applying for these New Investigator awards.

  • Each winner will be supported to attend and speak at a special award session at the 2025 European Congress on Obesity in Malaga.
  • Award winners will be invited to return to the ECO to discuss research undertaken via the award grant.

The Awards will be granted based on an application process and the following criteria:

  • Excellence and clear commitment to the chosen area of obesity research. In addition,
  • Recipients will have earned their PhD within the past five years or MD within the past eight years from the application submission deadline date.
  • Recipients must work in a university, hospital or another not-for-profit research institution in Europe throughout the 1-year award period.

The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday 16 December 2024.

The Obesity Prize for Excellence and New Investigator Awards are a collaboration between the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF). EASO has established an independent Assessment Committee to review nominations and select successful candidates. Financial support for the prize comes from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has provided support to the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) for Early Career Network development activities. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has had no influence over award selection or meeting agendas.