Candidature requirements

Scientists or clinicians with an innovative idea relevant to immunoglobulin research in neurology are invited to apply for the SPIN Award. Applications are encouraged from both individuals and teams who may be conducting research at hospitals, universities or independent institutions.

Terms and conditions for application

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply for the SPIN Award program:

  • Applicants must present a focused project with goals that can be achieved within 12 months.
  • Applicants must be employed or supported by a hospital, university or independent institution.
  • Applicants must be under the age of 40 at the time point of letter of intent submission.
  • By sending a Letter of Intent, applicants agree to the further terms and conditions for applications, outlined below.

Applicants authorise Grifols to retain and use their personal information filed for the entire application period. Grifols warrants that all personal information and project proposals will be treated confidentially and will not be disclosed to third parties. For further details please refer to terms and conditions.

Appraisal criteria

Applications are evaluated based on four criteria:

Scientific merit

Innovation of project

Clinical and medical impact

Research environment/qualification of the applicant

Jury

Chair

Srinivas Kaveri, PhD

Director of the CNRS Bureau New Delhi. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. New Delhi, India.

Reviewer

Amelia Evoli, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Roma, Italy.

Reviewer

David Cornblath, MD

Professor of Neurology. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, USA.

Reviewer

Claudia Sommer, MD PhD

Professor of Neurology. University of Würzburg. Würzburg, Germany.

Reviewer

Hadi Manji, MA MD FRCP

Consultant Neurologist. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. London, UK.

Grifols member

Francesc Camps, PharmD

Medical Affairs Senior Manager - Neurology - EU/ROW. Grifols S.A.
Non-voting Executive Secretary.

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