National Scholarships

Recognition for promising junior level researchers

With these scholarships we identify and nurture promising investigators at a junior level. Among all abstracts accepted for presentation at UEG Week, the highest scoring abstracts per country are chosen.

More on abstract submission

Target group

This opportunity is only available for UEG Young Associates.*
Among all abstracts accepted for presentation at UEG Week, the highest scoring abstracts per country are chosen.
The grant can only be awarded once to the same individual.

* Main caregivers of children can request an extension of the age limit (2 years for one child and max. 4 years for two or more children) to become a UEG Young Associate. To request an extension, please complete the age extension request form. Processing may take a few days, so submit your request well before the abstract submission deadline.

Benefits

National Scholars will receive a guaranteed Travel Grant to UEG Week 2026.
National Scholars are highlighted in the online programme of UEG Week 2026.

How it works

While submitting an abstract, you can tick the Travel Grant application box. By doing so, you are indicating your interest in becoming a National Scholar recipient.

Among all abstracts accepted for presentation at UEG Week who have ticked this box, the highest scoring abstracts per country are chosen. The presenting author has to also prove that they are a UEG Young Associate via a confirmation system.

National scholars 2026

Yousra Afailal, Morocco
Nadeem Alam, Qatar
Irish Merlyn Alvarez, Philippines
Arianna Andreozzi, Italy
Myriam Ayari, Tunisia
Igor Boechat Silveira, Brazil
Andrea Celis, Chile
Tien-En Chang, Taiwan
Henok Chichaybelu, Ethiopia
Michael Chu, Singapore
Guillaume Cléry, France
Sarah Dafalla, Sudan
Santanu Das, Ireland
Gantogtokh Dashjamts, Mongolia
Seyed Mohammad Amin Dashti, Iran
Oleh Denesiuk, Ukraine
Camilo Diaz Quintero, Colombia
Alexandru-Ioan Draghici, Romania
Eva Evinova, Czech Republic
Alison Galea, Malta
Mahnoor Gelani, Pakistan
Meysam Ghanbari Saray, Azerbaijan
Itai Ghersin, Israel
Robert Gilmore, Australia
Jin Ho Hwang, South Korea
Gvantsa Janelidze, Georgia
Samira Khalil, Argentina
Ivan Kodvanj, Croatia
Dionysios Kogias, Greece
Achyoot Sharan Koirala, Nepal
Louise Kuhlmann Asferg, Denmark
Arvin Lashgarara, Sweden
Jianhui Li, China

Moritz Marciniak, Germany
David Marti Aguado, Spain
Jessica Mejía, Mexico
Hassan Melhem, Switzerland
Alexandra Mikó, Hungary
Sacha Mitchell, Canada
Anna Mkrtchyan, Armenia
AlBaraa Mohammad, Jordan
Tomohiro Muto, Japan
Qasi Najah, Libya
Pasindu Nanayakkara, Sri Lanka
Chuong Dinh Nguyen, Vietnam
Sara Nikolić, Slovenia
Anouk Overdevest, The Netherlands
Michal Prokopic, Slovakia
Dunja Putniković, Serbia
Suneil A Raju, United Kingdom
Chitchai Rattananukrom, Thailand
Abhimati Ravikulan, New Zealand
Aino Reunamo, Finland
Marcin Romanczyk, Poland
Povilas Šabanas, Lithuania
Janne Scheepers, Belgium
Michael Schwarz, Austria
Ibrahim Serag, Egypt
Aashal Bhavesh Shah, India
Akiko Syawalidhany Tahir, Indonesia
Markus Knutsen Tungodden, Norway
Mete Ucdal, Turkey
Alejandro Ugarte Lastra, Peru
Muhammad Ibrahim Uwaisu, Nigeria
Naoki Watanabe, Estonia
Fuda Xie, Hong Kong