EAACI Early Career Research Award

Unrestricted Research Grant Award is for up to 30.000 euros, supported by Allergy Therapeutics/Bencard Allergie.

The awardee will be honoured during the EAACI Congress 2026 Opening Ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey.

The award is open to EAACI Junior Members (JM) in good standing who have published their research on allergy and immunology, including but not limited to AIT.

Applications for the EAACI Early Career Research Award 2026, open for submissions September 2025.

The application must include the following personal details:

• Full name, Date of birth, Institute/Hospital, Department, Full address, Phone, Mobile, e-mail, Present official title/profession/position, Degree and conflict of interest.
• Curriculum vitae
• A motivational cover letter (half a page) why you / nominee should be a candidate for the Award.
• Highlight and enclose 3–5 of his/her most important articles.
• Add a description of the Research Project including estimated detailed budget.
• The application must be endorsed by the Institution that will be the recipient of the Award payment. A letter of recommendation from the head of the department should be submitted along with the application
• Add the Name, Contact and bank account details of the Institution that will receive and administer the Award money.

1. Each application will be reviewed by the committees (below-mentioned) and will score the candidates based on the following criteria:
   1. The candidate’s accomplished and planned research should be of high quality and in the forefront of allergy and immunology.
   2. The planned research (preferably in the fields of allergen immunotherapy, respiratory or food allergy and clinical immunology) will contribute to a better understanding of allergic inflammation as well as improved diagnostic procedures and treatment, enabling more optimal patient management and patient satisfaction
   3. The level of independence of the candidate’s research will also be taken into consideration.
   4. Cumulative citation factor and Impact factor
2. The Award Committee summarises all the applications and comes up with a top list of applicants (3-5).
3. Following this ranking, the Award Committee, comprised of the EAACI Vice-President Science, the Vice-President of Education & Specialty, the Research & Innovation Hub Editor-in-Chief & Deputy Editor will decide the winner.

NB: The award sponsor is not involved in the process of selection or adjudication of the award.