Research Grant

ESPRM Research Grant Application Form

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The ESPRM Research Grant aims to encourage early-career PRM physicians to engage in research and to further develop their scientific knowledge and academic qualifications.

Conditions for applying for and receiving the grant

  • Members of ESPRM
  • PRM residents or PRM physicians until five years after residency
  • Younger than 40 years old.

Application time frame for year 2026 will be open between 1st of May to the 30th of June, with reviewing process period being between July and August 2026.

Application and all supporting documents should be written in English.

Application form and all demanded supporting documents are to be sent to the administrator of ESPRM: Ivana Markovic (ivana@conventuscredo.hr).

All applications will be reviewed by the ESPRM Scientific Advisory Board and submitted to the Executive Committee for final decisions.

Grants amount in the sum of maximum 10.000 EUR/awardee. The grant can only be paid to a bank account held by a university or a rehabilitation institution.

Grant awardees will be announced during autumn ESPRM General Assembly meeting (September 2026). No objections on ESPRM Executive Committee decision are possible.

ESPRM Research Grant winners – 2025

Junior Research Grant

Author: Ahmet Kivanc Menekseoglu, Turkey
Effectiveness of Home-based VR assisted Functional assessment and rehabilitation in patients with hemiplegia: A randomized controlled trial
Grant amount: 10.000,00 EUR

Author: Milica Aleksic, Serbia
Assessment of the impact of ultrasound-measured quadriceps thickness on the rehabilitation outcome
Grant amount: 5.000,00 EUR

Senior Research Grant

Author: Rutger Osterthun, Netherlands
Secondary health conditions and associated lifestyle factors after spinal cord injury; towards learning from best practices across 13 countries in Europe
Grant amount: 2.500,00 EUR


ESPRM Research Grant winners – 2024

Author: Marcin Piwnik, Poland
Comparison of the efficacy of hydrodissection with platelet-rich plasma and saline solution in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
Grant amount: 5.000 €

Author: Guna Bērziņa
Survey on Stroke Rehabilitation in Europe (SUSTAIN-EU) to evaluate European stroke rehabilitation services
Grant amount: 2.500 €