ESPR Research Grant Programme 2026
Forecasted
ESPR Research Grant Programme 2026 supports early-career researchers and healthcare professionals with neonatal respiratory and broader paediatric research to improve patient outcomes and advance paediatric care.
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Funder: European Society for Paediatric Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Application deadline) | August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: EUR 10,000 per grant in each of two funding categories
Summary: Supports early-career paediatric researchers and healthcare professionals conducting projects in neonatal respiratory care or broader paediatrics.
Key Information: Applicants must be ESPR members and meet the undergraduate-degree or PhD career-stage limits at submission.
Description
The European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR) supports the establishment, conduct, and completion of research projects through two funding opportunities. Part of its research funding scheme launched in 2017, the programme serves early career investigators, postdoctoral researchers, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals. It is overseen by the ESPR Research Grant Committee and supported by an unconditional educational grant from Chiesi Farmaceutici.
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