The aim of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions to the knowledge related to pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, prevention, or control of animal tumour-diseases. It is given once yearly at the ESVONC Annual General Congress to a veterinarian based upon his/her written abstract and poster presentation of scientific data at the congress. In addition to a Certificate this award covers the travel, hotel and registration costs with a maximum of 1000,- Euro for the author to attend a congress of his/her own choice in Europe.

Rules:

• presenting author competing for the award must also be the first author of the abstract
• presenting author must be a Member of ESVONC and cannot be older than 38 years at time of oral presentation
• presenting author must hold a junior position (residency training, research programme or junior clinical post - if in doubt ask!)
• abstract and poster must contain previously unpublished original work
• abstract must be submitted timely and accepted by the ESVONC scientific committee
• scientific work must meet good clinical practice and animal welfare criteria