Overview

These awards are designed to give Young Investigators, working in the field of paediatric oncology, the opportunity to present their original research at the SIOP Annual Meeting.

Successful candidates will receive the following benefits:

  • Free congress registration
  • Free access to the Young Investigator Educational Day
  • Free SIOP Young Investigator Membership (two-year membership)
  • Financial support towards their travel and accommodation cost up to EUR 1500 (does not apply for virtual congress)

Depending on the global situation in 2022 due to the pandemic, we will consider add. costs for attendees (i.e. testing etc.).

Application Criteria

• be under the age of 40 years (age is not an absolute limit; please email us with your argumentation and we are happy to review)
• be active in paediatric oncology; full time or at least 30%
• submit an abstract to the SIOP Annual Meeting; awards will be given to the highest ranking abstracts, selected according to the predefined general quality criteria, i.e. prospective multicentre studies, as well as presentation of large translational projects
• the work described in the abstract should be original research and should not have been presented elsewhere

2022 Applications

Applications for 2022 are open and are integrated into the abstract submission process for our annual congress.

Deadline: Monday, April 4, 2022 (Midnight CET) – same as abstract submission deadline

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Congratulations to our SIOP 2021 Recipients!

2021 Applications are closed and the winners have been notified.

List of 2021 YI Award Winners

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New members under age 40 (anyone aged 40 and below*).

HIC: € 40 (initial 2-year membership only), then EUR 40/year until age 40

UMIC: € 20 (initial 2-year membership only), then EUR 20/year until age 40

LMIC: € 20 (initial 2-year membership only), then EUR 10/year until age 40

LIC: € 20 (initial 2-year membership only), then EUR 10/year until age 40

Please note that the initial membership rate (2-year rate) is ONLY available for those who have NEVER been members of SIOP previously. If you were previously a SIOP member but are under 40 years of age, you can pay the yearly rate of EUR 40/20/10/10 for HIC/UMIC/LMIC/LIC respectively.

*If you are above 40 years of age but you can demonstrate that you have been away from the field due to, for example, for a career break, parental leave or long-term sick leave, this will be taken into account. For such cases, please contact membership@siop-online.org.

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“The SIOP YI award allowed me to attend a conference where I could present my work to a wide variety of clinicians and scientists. I met some great people – both YIs and established investigators – and these are connections that I will keep through my career.”

Jack Brzezinski
Jack Brzezinski
2016 Young Investigator Award Winner

The YI Award enabled me to attend the SIOP Annual Meeting and present the results of my research, listen to other very interesting presentations and meet new inspiring people!

Saskia Gooskens
Saskia Gooskens
2014 Young Investigator Award Winner