The GSRNet Junior Investigator Awards recognize outstanding research accomplishments by early-career researchers in the field of stress and/or resilience. A limited number of awardees will be selected (subject to available funding).
Award
Awardees will give an oral presentation at the GSRNet Meeting (Global Stress & Resilience Meeting), 3–5 February 2027. The award also includes a contribution toward travel expenses up to CHF 1,000. Reimbursement will be made after the meeting by bank transfer upon submission of receipts (within 3 weeks).
Eligibility
- Candidates must be current PhD students or postdoctoral fellows at the application deadline. Assistant professors and group leaders are not eligible.
- Candidates must have started their PhD no more than 10 years before the application deadline. Career disruptions (e.g., parental leave, illness, caregiving) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Candidates may be from any country.
- Candidates must register for the meeting and be able to present their work in person. If an awardee is unable to present at the conference for any reason, the award is forfeited.
- Junior investigators scheduled to give a symposium talk remain eligible. If selected for the Junior Investigator Award, the Award lecture will replace the symposium talk.
Note: Independent of the Junior Investigator Award application, candidates may also submit a separate poster abstract via the standard poster submission track during conference registration.
Application process
- Submit the full application (all documents as a single PDF) to aurelie.lattion@epfl.ch by 30 June 2026 (5:00 pm CEST).
The application must include:
- A cover letter (max 1 page) including: name, full affiliation (department/institute, institution, country), current position, gender (optional), and PhD or postdoctoral start date (month/year).
- A list of the top 5 publications, focusing whenever possible in first-author contributions (peer-reviewed papers), including first co-authorships.
- A research highlight (max 500 words) describing the main discovery/advance the candidate wishes to highlight, with up to 5 key references (first-author or papers with a clearly defined major contribution by the applicant).
- A CV (max 2 pages), including information on publications, conference presentations, and prizes/awards. Please, indicate any career disruptions
- A brief statement by the direct supervisor (a copy/paste of an email is sufficient) commenting on the candidate’s merit and confirming eligibility (max 200 words).
- An abstract for the proposed oral presentation (max 250 words).
Selection
Applications will be reviewed by the GSRNet program committee based on the scientific quality, originality, and relevance of the applicant’s work and submitted materials. The committee recognizes that research opportunities and resources differ across settings and will interpret achievements in the context of available resources and career stage. Committee members will recuse themselves in case of conflicts of interest. Applicants will be informed of the outcome by November 2026.