Young Investigators Award sponsored by Mars Inc.

One of the key objectives of the ECSS is the promotion of junior scientists and the fostering of state-of-the-art research. In this spirit the Young Investigators Awards, hosted by the annual ECSS congresses, are acknowledged international sport scientifc awards.

YIA participating regulations

• Current ECSS member

• Registered for the current ECSS congress

• PhD student or equivalent or graduate less than 2 years after the PhD

• No previous prize winner in the applied for category (oral/ poster)

• Under the age of 32 at the time of the congress

• Only one abstract has been submitted as first author to apply for the YIA

• Verification (download will be available in early 2011) send in before the deadline of abstract submission

YIA reviewing criteria

• 1. The work is original - ergo not published, or accepted for publication, at the time of the abstract submission deadline.

• 2. The research has a relevance for sport and/or exercise and its effects on performance and/or health and/or aspects of well-being.

• 3. The presentation (oral or poster) has been carefully prepared, is using appropriate and high quality visual means and is well organized/structured.

• 4. High quality of technical presentation of oral or poster (delivery speed, clearly audible, varied tone, confident delivery, pointer use (oral only), correct use of scientific terminology).

• 5. The background and relevance is clearly described.

• 6. The work is innovative.

• 7. The methodology is sound and the data are solid.

• 8. There are quantitative data in the presentation, the study has enough power and appropriate statistical tests have been performed to underpin claims on significance.

• 9. There is a clear conclusion or take home message at the end.

• 10. The work either has a high impact for the area of research or has a potential future high impact (e.g. development of new methodologies that will generate new knowledge).

Jury

A jury, consisting of the ECSS Scientific Board and ECSS Scientific Committee, grants the awards based upon an oral or poster presentation.

YIA Downloads

YIA verification

In order to apply for the Young Investigators Awards 2010, please download your YIA verification here (download will be available in early 2011) and return the filled out and signed document to the ECSS Office.

YIA winners' confirmation

Congratulations to the 2010 YIA winners! Please download your YIA winners' confirmation 2010 here.

YIA sponsor

Mars Inc. as a founding partner of the ECSS sponsors the Young Investigators Awards with generous cash prices to support up-coming junior scientists, who present outstanding scientific work at the annual ECSS congresses.

Prize money

Mars Inc. will provide generous cash prizes for the finalists.
 

Oral presentations

• 1st: Euro 4.000,-

• 2nd: Euro 3.000,-

• 3rd: Euro 2.000,-

• 4th: Euro 1.000,-

• Equal 5th: Euro 500,-

Poster presentations

• 1st: Euro 3.000,-

• 2nd: Euro 2.000,-

• 3rd: Euro 1.000,-

• 4th: Euro 500,-

• Equal 5th: Euro 300,-

Previous YIA price winners

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European College of Sport Science (ECSS)

Thomas Delaveaux, Managing Director
German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933 Köln
Tel: +49 221 4982 7640, Fax: +49 221 4982 7650, E-Mail: delaveaux@ecss.de

Elias Tsolakidis, Technical Director
Tel: +49 221 499 2470, Fax: +49 3212 126 44 96, E-Mail: info@SporTools.de

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