ESSPD POSTER AWARDS

The best 3 posters will receive the 1st , 2nd and 3rd  ESSPD poster award  valued at € 300, € 200 and €100 respectively.

Posters have become increasingly important as a communication medium at congresses. In some areas of science, for instance in the medical field , posters have even become the core of the meeting. Indeed, on scientific conferences poster presentations are an efficient way to deal with the increasing demand of researchers to display and discuss their own research with colleagues.

The ESSPD wishes to stimulate this development and to increase the quality of poster presentations. For this reason all posters will be peer reviewed.  During the congress a jury of three experts in our field  will judge the posters.

YOUNG RESEARCHERS AWARD

Purpose
The ESSPD offers an award of € 1000 every two years to a clinical researcher who shows excellence. The intention is to stimulate research on personality disorders by young investigators in Europe.

Instructions for submission
Deadline: April 1, 2012
The letter of nomination, the description of the research, the two letters of support and the papers or manuscripts have to be sent  as PDF files to: youngresearchersaward@esspd.eu

Guidelines

  • The project submitted for the the award competition has to be performed in EUROPE.
  • Candidates shall either
    (a) not have passed their 40th birthday by January 1 in the same year as the award
    (b) not have been engaged in research for more than 10 years following the end of formal clinical/fellowship training, whichever is later.
  • The Department Chairman may submit the name or names of the best young faculty members as candidates for the clinical research award. Candidates  can also apply personally for the award.
  • Candidates  need only write a brief description of their research, present 2-3 published or submitted papers, arrange for two letters of support , and add a brief curriculum vitae.
  • Candidates need not be current members of the ESSPD
  • The prize will be awarded based on a body of work rather than a single paper.
  • More than one author may be listed on the papers, but the candidate must be the first author. It is assumed that the idea for and the execution of the study are clearly and substantially attributable to the first author. Simple administrative or economic support without scientific contribution does not merit authorship.

  • Although the research will not be compared with the work of more senior investigators, special consideration will be given to the originality of the approach and independence of thought evident in the submission.
  • The award for 2012 will be presented by the President of the Society at the 2nd  International BPD congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 27-29 September 2012
  • The Laureate will be invited to give a special lecture (20-30 minutes) on his/her work.