ESOT Learning Grant (Europe)

Introduction

20 ESOT Learning Grants (Europe) are available in support of European transplant professionals to attend an ESOT course/masterclass or an ESOT scientific meeting.

Target Audience

European young transplant professionals in the early stages of their career who belong to the following categories: junior permanent staff members, non-permanent staff trainees, and people within 3 years of appointment for permanent staff.

Grant Offering

Up to EUR 1.000 will be paid directly to each successful applicant. 

The registration fee for the chosen course/scientific meeting will be waived, and ESOT will cover travel expenses of each successful applicant for up to EUR 1.000. The amount of the reimbursement will be calculated based on the receipts the successful applicants will submit as proof of their actual expenses.

Duration of the grant
Time of the course/scientific meeting the applicant chooses, within the grant programme year (by 31 December 2027).

The list of the ESOT educational activities taking place in 2027 for which applicants will be requested to indicate their preference for:

• EPITA Symposium 2027 (24-26 January 2027) – 4 seats available
• Machine Perfusion Masterclass 2027 (11-12 February 2027) – 5 seats available
• HESPERIS Course 2027 (22-24 April 2027) – 7 seats available
• SPLIT LIVER Masterclass 2027 (October 2027) – 4 seats available

Applications open on 4 August and close on 6 October.

• Applicants must reside/work in Europe (as defined by ESOT membership criteria, which include the following countries: Western Europe (UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein); Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia); Southern Europe (Spain, Andorra, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Croatia, Slovenia, Republic of North Macedonia, Cyprus, San Marino, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Monaco); Eastern Europe (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan).
• Applicants must be ESOT members in good standing at the time of application and until the last day of the chosen course/scientific meeting [check your membership here]
• 5 out of 20 ESOT Learning Grants (Europe) will be reserved for applicants working and residing in Eastern European countries according to the United Nations classification.

For details on the conditions, please read the Terms of Reference [click here]