EASO is pleased to announce the continuation of the EASO-Novo Nordisk Foundation New Investigator Awards in Basic Science, Clinical Research, Childhood Obesity and Public Health (4 separate awards) which have been supported through 2030. Each of the four Awards to be presented in 2026 will be accompanied by a 300.000 DKK research grant. Winners will be supported to attend and speak at a special award session at the 2026 ECO. Award winners will be invited to return to the following ECO (ECO2027) to present 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 15 December 2025
Please note that the grant is for new research, it is not intended to top up existing research.
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.