As major organisation in Europe representing basic and clinical researchers in the musculoskeletal field, ECTS supports original research and scientific excellence through the funding of Grants, Awards and Fellowships.
ECTS Grants & Awards are open to ECTS Members. Applications are reviewed by an independent review panel and on the basis of their potential to foster research in the area of bone diseases, in Europe.
Choose the Grants & Awards you are interested in:
ECTS Clinical & Basic/Translational Fellowship
Applications are now closed
The calls are open to early career ECTS members looking to conduct clinical or basic/translational research into bone disease.
Travel Awards to attend ECTS Congress 2020
Applications are now open
Each year, ECTS offers a number of awards to New Investigators and Allied Health Professionals with high shoring abstract submitted to ECTS annual congress.
ECTS Steven Boonen Clinical Research Award
In memory of Professor Steven Boonen, ECTS would like to remember and honour Steven during its annual congress by introducing an annual Steven Boonen Clinical Research Award, supported by Amgen.
The Nominations will open in October
ECTS Excellence in Research Award
The ECTS Annual Congress is recognized world-wide for the excellent quality of its scientific programme. With the ECTS Excellence in Research Award ECTS recognizes scientists who substantially advanced the field of musculoskeletal research. The recipient of the award is selected by the ECTS Board of Directors from the group of invited speakers of the ECTS Annual Congress.
ECTS Iain T Boyle Award
In memory of Professor Iain T Boyle (1935–2001) who contributed greatly to the field of mineral metabolism and his work on osteoporosis was known and acclaimed nationally and internationally. The award is open to young scientists who have made significant progress and contribution to the field of bone and calcified tissue.
The Nominations will open in October.
ECTS Mike Horton Basic/Translational Award
Professor Mike Horton (1948-2010) was a hematologist-turned-basic scientist who made significant contributions in the bone field and beyond. He performed pioneering work in osteoclast biology which resulted, among other things, in the recognition of the alpha v beta 3 integrin as a therapeutic target for inhibiting bone resorption.
The Nominations will open in October.
ECTS Philippe Bordier Clinical Award
Doctor Philippe Bordier (1927-1977) contributed significantly to the bone field by developing bone histomorphometry, which he applied to the analysis of several bone diseases.
The Nominations will open in October.
IFMRS Travel Grants to attend ECTS Congress
As founding member of the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies (IFMRS), ECTS is pleased to offer its members the opportunity to apply for IFMRS travel grants to attend ECTS Congress.
ECTS Travel Grants for Herbert Fleish Workshop 2019
Applications are now closed.
Open to ECTS Members, these grants are offered by the ECTS to support travel to attend the Herbert Fleisch workshop to be held in Brugge, Belgium 17-19 March 2019.
ECTS Travel Grants for Bisphosphonates2019
Applications are now closed.
Open to ECTS Members, these grants are offered by the ECTS to support travel to attend the Bisphosphonates2019 to be held in Sheffield, UK 15-17 July 2019.
ECTS Travel Grants for Herbert Fleish Workshop 2019
Applications are now closed.
Open to ECTS Members, these grants are offered by the ECTS to support travel to attend the Herbert Fleisch workshop to be held in Brugge, Belgium 17-19 March 2019.
ECTS-UCB Scholarship Programme
Focused on providing financial assistance for clinicians, this scholarship programme, funded by UCB, is designed to support the professional development of clinicians, through participation at ECTS 2019 Congress.
ECTS-Lilly Scholarships for HCPs to attend ECTS Congress 2018
ECTS-Eli Lilly Scholarships aimed at supporting education by providing financial assistance for clinicians attending the 2018 Congress.
ECTS-Lilly Scholarships for HCPs to attend ECTS Congress 2018
ECTS-Eli Lilly Scholarships aimed at supporting education by providing financial assistance for clinicians attending the 2018 Congress.
ECTS/Amgen Bone Biology Fellowship
This award of €100,000 is generously supported by Amgen and is open to scientists and clinicians working in the field of bone biology who are members of the ECTS.
ECTS Exchange Grants
The primary aim of these grants is to enable researchers to spend time in another laboratory to learn a technique not used in the home laboratory. Grants are also available for medical doctors to attend clinical trials. There is no deadline for receipt of applications and funding is allocated depending on anticipated travel costs and length of stay. Further details are available here.
ECTS Travel awards for Herbert Fleisch Workshop 2016
These awards was offered by the ECTS to support travel to attend the Herbert Fleisch workshop held in Brugge, Belgium 28 February to 1 March 2016. Further details on the workshop are available from the website
IFMRS Exchange Scholarships
Open to ECTS Members, the IFMRS Exchange Scholarship Grants are available to enable researchers to spend time in another laboratory to learn a technique not used in the home laboratory.
IFMRS Fellowships open to ECTS members
Open to ECTS Members, the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies (IFMRS) offers 2 x IFMRS Fellowships of $25,000 to support musculoskeletal research projects.
ECTS New Investigator Grants (supported by MSD)
The application process for the 2015/16 grants is now CLOSED.
An announcement on the successful applications will be made during the ECTS Congress in Rome.
There is currently no funding available for the ECTS PhD Studentship, ECTS Postdoctoral Fellowship, ECTS/Servier Fellowship and Career Establishment Programmes. For previous recipients of these grants, please visit the Previous Grants section.