UEGF SecretariatIn order to stimulate basic and clinical research, UEGF awards a number of prizes, travel grants and scholarships. Some of these enable young gastroneterologists to attend UEGW while others are meant to acknowledge outstanding scientific work. The UEGF Research Prize, with 100,000 euros awarded for the most outstanding research programmes, and the UEGF Lifetime Achievement Award, whose recipients have proven lifelong excellence and leadership in the field, deserve special mention.
UEGF offers the following Awards, Travel Grants and Scholarships to support young scientists and clinicians to attend UEGW and/or the UEGW Postgraduate Training Programme: