Young professional award

Deadline

31^st December 2019

Eligibility

• Age 35 years or younger at the time of the application deadline;
• Presently active in tobacco control including research, advocacy, policy or practice;
• Abstract has been submitted to ECToH 2020;
• Never been affiliated with the tobacco industry, directly or indirectly

Applications must include the following and submitted to ECToH@europeancancerleagues.org by 15^th December 2019:

1. motivation letter
2. CV
3. copy of abstract that has been submitted to ECToH 2020

Review

The applications are reviewed by ECToH committee members, and suggestions for nominations are sent to the Association of European Cancer Leagues board, who votes on the winners.

Criteria for evaluation

Efforts will be given to recognize individuals working (either paid or volunteer) from WHO EURO Member States;

In the abstract submitted awardees will have contributed to advancing tobacco control in the following ways:

• Contributing to the advancement of the WHO-FCTC either in their country, in Europe or globally;
• Planning, implementing and evaluating innovative research in the area of tobacco control;
• Advocacy activity within their country, in Europe or globally;
• Advancing healthy policy development;
• Developing and/or implementing innovative and functional tobacco cessation methods and strategies and/or prevention initiatives;
• Knowledge-transfer efforts to translate tobacco control research to practice.