EACME Paul Schotsmans Prize for young talented scholars

If you would like to give a talk at the annual conference and if you are a PhD student you could apply for an EACME Paul Schotsmans prize (€500). The selection is based on your abstract that you send to the conference committee to be considered for presentation. The selection criteria are based on the scientific quality of your abstract, its contribution to the field of bioethics, coherence, innovativeness and research context. Please demonstrate your individual contribution to this work. The selection is directed by the Bureau of EACME.

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Paul Schotsman Prize

EACME collaboration awards

Two awards up to €1000, have been created in order to encourage collaboration between EACME centres. EACME offers a unique platform to stimulate professional exchange and create new opportunities for collaboration within the field of medical ethics (e.g. a joint publication, workshop or grant application). The joint activity is announced in the EACME news.

We envision the following types of collaboration

  1. Publish a joint paper in a high-quality international peer-reviewed medical ethics journal
  2. Organise a joint workshop (i.e. between at least two EACME centres) on a topical ethics theme
  3. Prepare a joint grant application between two or more EACME centres

Please include a short statement (maximum of 1000 words) outlining the topic, the planned activities, the EACME centres involved and how you will use the budget.

For more information and to submit your application please send an email to the Executive Board Secretary, Angelique Heijnen.

Submission deadlines:
2nd of January
1st of July

EACME Visiting Scholarship Exchange Programme

The European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics (EACME, founded 1985) is an international network of academic and non-academic centres which has the aim to promote research, education and consultation in the field of (bio)-medical ethics by way of exchange of information, teachers and researchers, and organisation of annual conferences.

Additionally, EACME places particular emphasis on supporting and promoting young talents and junior researchers in the field of (bio)-medical ethics. The creation of ties with researchers from differing European countries is especially important for the development of an individual research project of a young researcher.  Read more about the EACME Visiting Scholarship programme.

Submission deadline:
July 15

Awards