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One-year Scholarship

European Association of Urology

Take part in a year-long research project under the guidance of experts. Finetune your skills and enhance your knowledge in a leading certified EUSP host centre abroad.

About the scholarship

Every year, the EUSP Board contacts host centres about research projects that future scholars can undertake. Alternatively, applicants can also submit their own project proposals.

As of 2026 one-year scholarships can only be performed in Certified EUSP Host Centres. Host centres that are not certified can apply via de website of the European Board of Urology.

How to apply

When you apply online, please include the following documents:

Curriculum Vitae
List of your PubMed publications with the PubMed ID numbers
Motivation letter about the project
Signed recommendation letter by at least 1 senior urologist from an institution in your country on the institution's letterhead paper
Signed confirmation letter from the Chairman and/or Programme Director of the host centre on the institution’s letterhead paper; kindly note that institutions may only host one EUSP scholar at a time
A detailed project description with the timeframe (please download the Project Proposal Proforma template here)
An itemized budget proposal (see more details in “About the scholarship grant” below)

About the scholarship grant

A maximum grant of €30,000 is allotted to each accepted project proposal. The grant will be transferred in 3 parts:

40% will be transferred approximately 1 month before the start date
40% will be transferred after the 4th month of the scholarship
20% will be transferred after the 8th month of the scholarship

Please include a well-documented budget proposal with your application. The budget proposal should be a complete financial overview which includes estimated costs of food expenses, accommodation, travel expenses for 1 round trip, and limited reimbursements for continuing expenses in your home country after the scholarship (e.g. continuation of insurances and other costs) wherein documentation can be presented.

The EUSP grant is meant to finance the above-mentioned costs made only by the applicant, and not by accompanying persons.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1️⃣ Strong Clinical Relevance to Urology (Most Important)

EAU is clinically focused. Proposals must:

Address a clearly defined urological disease or clinical problem

Have direct potential to improve diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, or guideline-based practice

Show significance for European urology practice or patient populations

Predictor: Clear, high-impact clinical relevance is essential.

2️⃣ Multicenter or Collaborative Design (Highly Favored)

EAU strongly values studies that:

Involve multiple European centers

Increase generalizability and sample size

Build collaborative networks among urologists

Leverage EAU Section Groups (ESU, ESUT, ESGE, ESOU, etc.)

Predictor: Multi-institution collaborations significantly increase competitiveness.

3️⃣ Feasibility & High-Quality Study Design

Successful EAU applications demonstrate:

Well-defined research question and hypothesis

Specific, measurable primary and secondary endpoints

Adequate statistical plan, power analysis, and study feasibility

Ethical approval and realistic patient recruitment strategy

Achievable timeline (often 1–2 years)

Clear risk mitigation

Predictor: Rigor + feasibility = high reviewer confidence.

4️⃣ Innovation in Diagnostics, Therapy, or Technology

EAU favors proposals that are:

Innovative (e.g., new biomarkers, imaging modalities, surgical navigation, AI-assisted tools)

Translational (lab → clinic)

Cutting-edge (robotics, minimally invasive techniques, computational modeling)

Aligned with precision urology trends

Predictor: Innovation that is clinically meaningful.

5️⃣ Strong Preliminary Data

Not always required, but highly advantageous.

Competitive applications usually include:

Pilot data supporting feasibility

Early mechanistic insights (for translational studies)

Retrospective data supporting rationale

Technical proof-of-concept for devices or imaging tools

Predictor: Preliminary data strengthens credibility.

6️⃣ High Impact on Clinical Decision-Making or Guidelines

EAU prioritizes research that:

Can change clinical pathways

Contributes to EAU Guidelines

Enhances treatment stratification or personalized care

Improves patient-reported outcomes or quality of life

Predictor: Clear potential to affect guidelines or standard-of-care practice.

7️⃣ Strong Investigator Team & European Positioning

Reviewers look for:

Relevant expertise (urology subspecialty experience)

Multidisciplinary involvement (radiology, oncology, pathology, AI specialists, health economists)

Early-career investigators paired with senior mentors

Demonstrated capacity to deliver the proposed project

Infrastructure (clinical recruitment sites, labs, registries)

Predictor: Proven ability to execute and collaborate.

8️⃣ Clear Budget Justification

EAU grants are competitive and typically modest. Strong proposals include:

Realistic and efficient budgets

Clear justification for personnel, data collection, consumables, imaging, biostatistics, travel for collaboration

Alignment of budget to aims

No inflated or unnecessary costs

Predictor: Lean, well-aligned budgets improve credibility.

9️⃣ Patient-Centered Outcomes & Quality of Life

Proposals scoring highly often incorporate:

PROMs (patient-reported outcome measures)

Quality-of-life assessment

Satisfaction, recovery time, functional outcomes

Minimally invasive alternatives with patient benefit

Predictor: Clear patient benefit strengthens impact.

🚫 COMMON PITFALLS (Why EAU Applications Are Not Funded)

Pitfall	Why It Hurts
Lack of specific clinical relevance to urology	Mission mismatch
Overly ambitious multi-aim project for limited budget	Feasibility issues
Weak methodology or missing statistics	Low scientific rigor
Limited collaboration or single-center design	Lower priority
No preliminary data for high-risk ideas	Too speculative
Unclear rationale or endpoint	Reviewers struggle to assess value
Budget poorly justified	Decreases confidence
Unclear impact on clinical practice	Low perceived value

Specialties

Urology

Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible to apply if you are:

an EAU member for at least one year prior to application (2026 is a transition year)
a urologist or a urologist-in-training, researcher, scientist or nurse
an author of (preferably) 3 or more peer-reviewed international PubMed publications, wherein you are the first author of at least one of the publications

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: European Association of Urology

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: PO Box 30016 NL-6803 AA ARNHEM

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