The Society
More than 35,000 clinicians, scientists and allied health professionals from over 160 countries are part of the ERS community
Become an ERS member
Through the awards programme, ERS aims to acknowledge scientific merit by honouring exceptional members in the respiratory field for their exemplary achievements and their contributions both to research and within ERS. Each year, ERS honours a variety of different individuals, from promising early career candidates to well established senior members.
ERS Mid-Career Gold Medals honour researchers who have an excellent track record and the potential for further outstanding developments in the specific fields of the awards on offer for 2025.
Each year at Congress, ERS bestows a number of prestigious honours upon selected individuals based on their achievements in the field of respiratory medicine.
The list of award recipients is a long and distinguished one. Past recipients continue to be celebrated with an acknowledgement in our Hall of fame.
Visit the Hall of fameThe Fellow of ERS (FERS) award recognises excellence from within the ERS membership by acknowledging outstanding contributions in research, education and clinical leadership. Those contributions, combined with the candidate’s previous research records (h-index), form the basis for induction into this prestigious group. Up to 50 Fellows are selected each year and recipients may use the designation ‘FERS’ following their name. FERS awardees are also inducted into an elite advisory board that will be called upon by the Society on various matters in future years.
Applications and nominations are currently closed. The next round of applications will open in February 2026.