ESPR Travel Grants

The ESPR Travel Grants provide ESPR Early Career Investigators with financial support to attend our upcoming international meeting: The Congress of the European Paediatric Academic Societies (CEPAS 2026) taking place in Lyon, France, from 28-31 October 2026.

Applications for the ESPR Travel Grants can be submitted from the day of the abstract notification for CEPAS 2026. Please submit your complete documents to office@espr.eu. We look forward to receiving your applications!

Submission deadline: Wednesday, 1 July 2026.

Why you should apply

The ESPR Travel Grants offer an allowance of EUR 500 to contribute to:

  • Travel expenses;
  • Accomodation;
  • Registration to CEPAS 2026;
  • Subsistence during your stay in Lyon.
Eligibility requirements
  • Active ESPR membership (you can join the ESPR once your abstract has been accepted).
  • Accepted abstract to CEPAS 2026. Medical students who are co-authors of an abstract submitted are also eligible to apply, on the condition that they are the presenting author.
  • You are under the age of 36 or over the age of 36 but the content of the abstract submitted relates to work from an undergraduate, masters or primary postgraduate degree (MD/PhD.)
  • The content of the abstract does not represent postdoctoral research work.
  • You are not based within a 150 km radius of Lyon.
  • You do not receive other funding to attend CEPAS 2026.
  • You are not invited to participate at CEPAS 2026 as a speaker.

N.B.: Only complete applications that fulfill the requirements will be considered for review. Thank you for your understanding.

Required documents

The following two documents are required:

1. The ESPR Travel Award Template (please download the template on the ESPR website and complete the form)

2. A one-page curriculum vitae including:

  • personal details;
  • location of training in Paediatrics and dates;
  • years of clinical experience;
  • involvement in clinical/research projects;
  • list of publications.

Please submit both documents to office@espr.eu as specified above. Submission deadline is Wednesday, 1 July 2026.

Submissions are evaluated based on scientific excellence (only abstracts in the top 20 percent can be considered), motivation and the applicant's potential to benefit from attending the meeting.