The European Respiratory Society (ERS) has announced that ERS members can now apply or nominate fellow members for the ERS Early-Career Members Award.
The Early-Career Members Award is presented annually to a promising early-career member based on their potential for future scientific contribution as well as past and current engagement in the Society.
Early-career members (ECMs) are those members of the Society who are below the age of 40. This award is one of several ways that ERS shines a light on ECMs, who make up 33% of the overall ERS membership.
Discussing the importance of supporting and nurturing those in the early stages of their career, ERS President, Prof. Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, noted: “We have in our membership the leaders of the future in the field of respiratory medicine. It is so very important that those potential leaders are supported, nurtured, and given credit for the excellent work and contributions they are already making.”
All ERS members are eligible to nominate a fellow member below the age of 40. ECMs can also put themselves forward for this award by applying. The deadline in both cases is 23:59 on 10 February, 2023.