Membership is for a five-year term, each year 20 additional members will be added, with a maximum of 100 members. The ECA is governed by the ECA board.
ECA member benefits
The opportunity to apply for a temporary position within one of ECNP’s Networks, enabling active participation and contribution to their initiatives. Please be aware that a seat in one of the ECNP Networks is not guaranteed and depends, among other things on the Network’s availability
An annual in-person meeting held at the ECNP Congress, allowing face-to-face interactions and the opportunity to engage with peers and experts in the field
Organise events and invite expert scientist to participate.
Obtain education on career development and writing grant applications
Invited by ECNP to actively participate in the ECNP Congress programme, or to participate in ECNP initiatives like the ECNP Podcasts and writing commentaries for ECNP’s journals
Meet peers in the same and other fields of interest
Member requirements
- There is no age requirement
- 2-7 years after obtaining a PhD degree or 3-9 years into MD specialization, whichever comes first
- Must be resident in Europe*
- An active participant in at least two ECNP events (e.g., presenter at the ECNP Congress or participant at ECNP Workshops/Courses)
- At least one first-author publication
- Be a member/associate member of ECNP or engaged to become one
*Europe being the 46 countries of the Council of Europe plus Israel.
Application
It is no longer possible to apply for the 2025 cohort, application for the next round will open in December 2026.
Follow up
The candidates are selected by the ECA board based on the application review score. The final selection will be presented to the ECNP Executive Committee for approval. All applicants were informed of the final review outcome before 1 April 2025. This is also the date that the new members will start their term and will join the ECA activities. The first in-person moment of contact will be during the 38th ECNP Congress 2025 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Members ECA 2024
| Member |
Country |
|
Abigail B Abrahams |
United Kingdom |
|
Evelien Van Assche |
Germany |
|
Claudia Aymerich Nicolas |
Spain |
|
Thomaz Bastiaanssen |
Ireland |
|
Lejla Colic |
Germany |
|
Livia Cosentino |
Italy |
|
Francesco Bavato |
Switzerland |
|
Jelena Brasanac |
Germany |
|
Laura Han |
The Netherlands |
|
Friederike Holze |
Switzerland |
|
Nathan Huneke |
United Kingdom |
|
Stefan Jerotic |
Serbia |
|
Hanne Lie Kjaerstad |
Denmark |
|
Luisa Klahn |
Sweden |
|
Marieke Klein |
The Netherlands |
|
Anna Julia Krupa |
Poland |
|
Chiara De Lucia |
United Kingdom |
|
Chiara Montemitro |
Sweden |
|
Michele De Prisco |
Spain |
|
Carmen Schiweck |
Germany |
|
Asilay Seker |
United Kingdom |