Definition of an Early Career Scientist (ECS)
For benefits related to ECNP Congress
- Not older than 40 years (on the first day of the Congress)
- Must be resident in Europe*
*Europe being the 46 countries of the Council of Europe plus Israel.
For benefits related to ECNP Membership, ECNP Research Internship, Awards, ECNP Workshop for Early Career Scientists in Europe and ECNP Workshop on Clinical Research Methods
- Not older than 40 years (on the first day of the meeting)
- Must be resident in Europe*
*Europe being the 46 countries of the Council of Europe plus Israel.
- Pre-doctoral or doctoral student
or
Post-doc (within first four years of employment after having received their PhD)
or
Resident (MD’s in training within first five years after becoming MD)
For benefits related to ECNP Seminars Virtual
- Not older than 40 years (on the first day of the meeting)
and
- Resident of a European Country with a Developing Economy (CDE)*
*CDE-countries within Europe: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, Republic of North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine.
and
- Resident in (child) psychiatry (MD's in training within first five years after becoming MD)