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EASL supports Young Investigators by helping them attend EASL meetings.

EASL Young Investigator bursaries

Are you eligible for a young investigator bursary?

EASL offers two types of bursaries to the presenting authors only of the best accepted abstracts who are aged 35 or under and/or are still in training.

Application for a bursary is available to anyone fulfilling the above criteria, without geographical restrictions.

Full bursaries
  • Up to 50 bursaries of 650 EUR each will be attributed to the presenting author of the best scored abstracts
  • The registration fees to the EASL meeting will be waived
  • Free EASL membership for one year
Registration bursaries
  • Up to 50 presenting authors of the next best accepted abstracts will have their registration fees waived.
  • Free EASL membership for on year
Application instructions
  • Bursary applications can only be made during the online abstract submission process: before submitting your abstract, please click the appropriate box, when prompted, in the online submission process indicating your wish to be considered for the bursary
  • The name of the presenting author MUST match the name of the applicant
Supporting documentation

The following supporting documents must be provided in English and are to be uploaded during the abstract submission process either as BMP, GIF, JPG or PDF files (size limit 1 MB).

  • Proof of age: a clear copy of your ID, passport or driving licence indicating your date of birth
    OR
  • Proof of trainee status: a letter signed by the head of department on the department’s letterhead confirming that you are a trainee
Young investigator bursary conditions
  • Requests to be considered as a bursary applicant after the abstract submission deadline will not be considered
  • EASL will automatically decline all bursary requests that do not conform to the above terms
  • Name changes of presenting authors (different than at the time of the abstract submission) will only be accepted if made at the time of the submission of the supporting documentation
  • All confirmed bursary recipients will have waived registration fees for the conference. Please only register and pay registration fees in the case you are NOT granted a bursary
  • EASL will only grant bursaries to the presenting authors who will attest that they are not being sponsored or covered by any other source in order to attend the EASL meeting
  • It is compulsory for bursary recipients to stand in front of their poster screen during the entire allocated time of the ePoster session. Absence during the session will result in a non-payment of the bursary
Bursary payment

The payment of the YI bursaries to presenting authors will be processed after the event by bank transfer.

ILC bursaries

EASL offers two types of bursaries to the presenting authors only of the best accepted abstracts who are aged 35 or under and/or are still in training. Application for a bursary is available to anyone fulfilling the above criteria, without geographical restrictions.

Full bursaries

Up to 50 bursaries of EUR 800.00 each will be attributed to the presenting author of the best scored abstracts. In addition, the registration fees to the EASL meeting will be waived.

Registration bursaries

Up to 50 presenting authors of the remaining best accepted abstracts answering the same criteria as mentioned above will have their registration fees waived.
All bursary recipients will receive one year free membership to EASL.

Application instructions

Bursary applications can only be made during the online abstract submission process: before submitting your abstract, please click the appropriate box, when prompted, in the online submission process indicating your wish to be considered for the bursary.

The name of the presenting author MUST match the name of the applicant.

Requests to be considered as a bursary applicant after the abstract submission deadline will not be taken into account.

Supporting documentation & upload instructions

The following supporting documents must be provided in English and are to be uploaded during the abstract submission process either as BMP, GIF, JPG or PDF files (size limit 1 MB).

  • Proof of age: a clear copy of your ID, passport or driving licence indicating your date of birth
    OR
  • Proof of trainee status: a letter signed by the head of department on the department’s letterhead confirming that you are a trainee

Important:

  • EASL will automatically decline all bursary requests that do not conform to the above terms
  • Notifications of bursaries granted will be sent around the abstract acceptance notification date
  • Name changes of presenting authors (different than at the time of the abstract submission) will only be accepted if made at the time of the submission of the supporting documentation
  • All confirmed bursary recipients will have waived registration fees for the conference. Please only register and pay registration fees in the case you are NOT granted a bursary.

EASL will only grant bursaries to the presenting authors who will attest that they are not being sponsored or covered by any other source in order to attend the EASL meeting.

Bursary reception conditions

It is compulsory for bursary recipients to stand in front of their poster screen during the entire allocated time of the ePoster session. Absence during the session will result in a non-payment of the bursary.

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