The ESCEO-IOF Young Investigator Awards are given to young investigators for their contributions in the field of bone and mineral research.

Twenty awards of 1000€ each will be distributed during the WCO-IOF-ESCEO Annual Meeting.

Requirements:

• To be born after January 1, 1985
• To be co-author of at least two abstracts submitted to the WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2025 Congress
• Recipients must be duly registered to the Congress and attend the congress
• Recipients must have their badge scanned on Saturday April 12, 2025 afternoon at the registration desk at the Congress Center

Deadline:

• The application should be completed before January 27, 2025.
• Abstracts can be submitted until January 27, 2025 on https://www.wco-iof-esceo.org/abstracts
• Application will not be validated if a copy of the two (or more) submitted abstract and a copy of the passport/ID Card are not provided.
• Applications will only be validated after the reception of a confirmation email from the Congress secretariat (no exception will be granted).
• Recipients will be selected based on their abstracts by the ESCEO Scientific Advisory Board during the third week of February and notice will be provided no later than the first week of March, 2025.
• Failure to have the badge scanned on Saturday April 12, 2025 afternoon at the registration desk at the Congress Center will result in the cancellation of the Scholarship (no exception will be granted).

We thank you very much for your active participation and we look forward to another successful Congress.

We have the great pleasure to announce you the call for nominations to the 2025 ESCEO-Islene Araujo de Carvalho Prize. This Grant, of a value of 2.000 Euros, will support a scientific project:

• Conducted in a global public health perspective.
• In the field of musculoskeletal health and aging.

It has been named after Doctor Islene Araujo de Carvalho, former Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, at WHO, who passed away much too early, and leaving all of us in great sadness.

Requirements:

• The applicant should have submitted at least one abstract to the WCO 2025 (first or associated author)
• The applicant should be physically present in Rome to receive the Award.
• The project should reach the ESCEO Secretariat (team@esceoasbl.com) by February 21, 2025.
• The application should be limited to the presentation of the research proposal in two A4 pages and to a one-page summary of the CV of the applicant. Applications should be in English.
• A copy of the abstract submitted by the applicant (first or associated author) to the WCO 2025 should be included.

The Jury will included

• Doctor Anshu Banerjee (Director, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health & Ageing, World Health Organization)
• Doctor Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan (Technical Officer (Epidemiologist), Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization)
• Professor Jean-Yves Reginster (ESCEO President)
• Professor René Rizzoli (Chairman of the ESCEO Scientific Advisory Board)

The recipient of the 2025 ESCEO-Islene Araujo de Carvalho Grant will be announced by March 10, 2025, and the recipient will be presented with a Medal during the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases that will take place in Rome, Italy on Thursday April 10, 2025 (https://www.wco-iof-esceo.org/).

Disclaimer: This Grant is an initiative which is solely undertaken by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, an association registered as a not-for-profit (association sans but lucratif ASBL) association in Belgium. It does not involve, in any way, the World Health Organization, their regional offices or any of their employees.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) President's Award honors IOF members from different regions of the world who have made a significant and unstinting contribution to the advancement of the work of the IOF, through furthering one or more of the mission statements and/or goals of the Foundation. Recipients are selected by the IOF President, with the approval of the IOF Executive Committee.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Medal of Achievement honors individual researchers who have significantly advanced the field of osteoporosis through their original and outstanding scientific contributions. The award underlines important aspects of IOF's mission - to increase understanding and awareness of osteoporosis and to promote medical innovation. The IOF Medal of Achievement is presented every year during the WCO-IOF-ESCEO congress. Candidates are nominated by members of IOF's Committee of Scientific Advisors (CSA) and the winner selected by the Chair of the CSA with the approval of the IOF Executive Committee.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Olof Johnell Science Award, named in honor of the late Professor Olof Johnell is awarded every year during the WCO-IOF-ESCEO congress. The Award honors an individual who has contributed to the field of osteoporosis in a scientific or policy implementation area, worldwide. The candidates will be nominated by IOF members and the winner chosen by the IOF Board.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Committee of National Societies Medal honors an individual who has made an important contribution to IOFs Committee of National Societies (CNS) through active participation in CNS activities and by expanding IOF's message and outreach in his/her country. An IOF Committee selects the winner, with the approval of the IOF Executive Committee.

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The "ESCEO-IOF Pierre Meunier Young Scientist Award" is intended to reward the work of a young researcher, who has already demonstrated his/her scientific merits without having yet reached a prominent academic position. Numerous awards are dedicated to young promising scientists and other honor the "Masters and Mentors" for their overall work. Nevertheless, there is in between a gap, in the recognition of those who represent the next generation of leaders.