ESC First Contact Initiative Grant

ESC First Contact Initiative Grant is sponsored by European Society of Cardiology. Offers resources to establish new research links between young scientists from European institutions and hosting institutions in a foreign country, promoting careers in basic cardiovascular sciences.

Basic science travel grants for ESC Congress Our ethics and compliance Our social responsibility A global cardiology network Life Sciences and MedTech sectors ACNAP: Nursing and allied professions ACVC: Acute cardiovascular care EACVI: Cardiovascular imaging EAPC: Preventive cardiology EAPCI: Percutaneous cardiovascular interventions Adult congenital heart disease Aorta and peripheral vascular diseases Atherosclerosis and vascular biology Cardiac cellular electrophysiology Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy Cardiovascular regenerative and reparative medicine Cellular biology of the heart Coronary pathophysiology and microcirculation Development, anatomy and pathology Myocardial and pericardial diseases Pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function National cardiac societies Affiliated cardiac societies EU Cardiovascular Health Plan EU Cardiovascular Health Plan Our contribution to the plan National cardiovascular health plans Prevention and Inequalities Responsible AI and Digital Health Safeguarding Health Technologies Statements, Facts and Figures Supporting research projects Patient registries and observational studies Supporting research projects Partnering in EU research projects EU Funding – calls for proposals Clinical practice guidelines Clinical practice guidelines All ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines Patient versions of ESC Guidelines Essential messages and educational slide sets ESC Pocket Guidelines App Scientific document policy Clinical Decision-Making Toolkit SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP calculators ESC CVD Risk Calculation App Myocarditis and Pericarditis EHJ Supplements: The Heart of the Matter EHJ - Acute Cardiovascular Care EHJ - Cardiovascular Imaging EHJ - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy EHJ - Imaging Methods and Practice EHJ - Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes EHJ - Valvular and Structural Heart Disease European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing European Journal of Heart Failure European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ESC Handbook of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology The EACVI Handbook of Nuclear Cardiology The EACVI Handbook of Cardiovascular CT Acute cardiovascular care The Handbook on Mechanical Circulatory Support Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy The ESC Handbook on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Development ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine The ESC Textbook of Thrombosis ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging - 3rd edn.

EACVI Textbook of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance EACVI Textbook of Echocardiography - 2nd edn.

The ESC Textbook of Heart Failure The EHRA Book of Interventional Electrophysiology: Case-based learning with multiple choice questions The EHRA Book of Pacemaker, ICD, and CRT Troubleshooting vol 1 & 2 The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Nursing The ESC Textbook of Sports Cardiology ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology 28 - 31 August / Munich - Germany 19 - 20 February / Munich - Germany ESC Acute Cardiovascular Care 2026 20-21 March / Lisbon - Portugal 12-14 April / Paris - France ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026 23 - 25 April / Ljubljana - Slovenia 9 - 12 May / Barcelona - Spain 12 - 13 June / Sophia Antipolis - France ESC Digital & AI Summit 2026 12 - 13 November / Basel - Switzerland 3 - 5 December / Milan, Italy Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine All about clinical trials Acute coronary syndromes and acute cardiac care Arrhythmias and device therapy Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy Interventional cardiology Risk factors and prevention Basic Science Travel Grants for ESC Congress Proposed to young investigators in basic cardiovascular science Members of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science whose abstracts are accepted for ESC Congress are welcome to apply for a travel grant from the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science.

The application period for the First Contact Initiative Grant is generally open from 6 to 27 April. Please read the disclaimer on Personal Data Privacy before applying. Who is eligible for a travel grant?

Applicants must be a member of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science Applicants must have an abstract submitted in basic or bench categories Early career researchers under the age of 40 are encouraged to apply; however, consideration will be given to researchers over 40 that have had a break in career due to parental leave Become a member of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science .

Joining the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science offers numerous benefits for healthcare professionals specialising in basic science. Access to Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine resources on ESC 365 Discount on ESC Textbooks and Handbooks Financial support for basic science at ESC Congress The Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science wishes in particular to encourage submissions from basic scientists.

Supported by the ESC Board, several measures have been implemented to enhance and improve basic science at the annual congress. Specific sessions in cardiovascular research are aimed at basic scientists.

Presenters of translational as well as fundamental experimental work, labelled as "bench" research, in particular young scientists, will receive the following financial support: travel awards of €500 each for the best submissions (upon request of a travel award to the Council and within the limit of the number of travel awards available).

The selection of awardees will be made on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract as scored by an international review panel. Preference will be given to persons who have never received this travel grant. How to apply for a travel grant?

After submitting your abstract for ESC Congress, you are welcome to apply for a travel grant from the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science. Candidates can only apply via the online application form. At the time of application, formal eligibility criteria will be checked.

If you are not eligible, the Basic Science Travel Grant application form may not be visible. Before completing the application, please prepare a one-page curriculum vitae, to be attached to the application. The CV should be one single pdf page maximum and include: Key papers or research topic Main supervisor (if applicable) The title of your abstract The abstract number ( mandatory ).

Applications for which this information is not provided will not be considered . Applications must be submitted exclusively via online form accessible from the Applications section of your My ESC account . Call for Application opening: 6 April Deadline to apply: 27 April Results announced: 25 May The information collected is subject to a computerised process to record, evaluate and track your grant application.

The recipients of the data are: The staff in charge of processing Council grant applications and, where a grant is awarded, the staff in charge of paying the grant monies. Persons to whom the request will be sent for review and evaluation.

In accordance with chapter 3 of the European Regulation 2016/679 with regards to data protection, you have the right to request from the ESC, access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data or restriction of processing concerning your data or to object to processing as well as the right to data portability. If such is the case, please contact dataprivacy@escardio.

org (be aware that a proof of identity will be requested during the process via a secure web link).