Please note that during abstract submission you will be requested to upload relevant supporting documentation.

ESTS-Grillo Prize –1000 EUR The prize is offered to the best overall abstract in the sessions “Experimental/Innovative Techniques” and is named after our deceased honorary member Hermes Grillo (Boston). The prize was initially awarded in 2009 by Professor Douglas Mathisen of the Massachusetts General Hospital, a colleague and friend of Professor Hermes Grillo.

ESTS-JACS (Japanese Association of Chest Surgery) Award – 1000 EUR This prize is offered to the best abstract by an ESTS member from an Asian Institute.

ESTS-SBCT (Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery)-1000 EUR This prize is offered by the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery and is offered to the best abstract by an ESTS member from a Latin American country.

ESTS – DGT Travel Grant –1000 EUR This grant is offered by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thoraxchirurgie (DGT) and was created to support a member of ESTS from a low- to middle-income-country, who is below the age of 40 and is the first author of an abstract.

ESTS-Dutch Society for Lung Surgery Travel Grant -1000 EUR This grant is offered by the Dutch Society for Lung Surgery and was created to support a young abstract presenter, under the age of 35 (from start of the congress) from a low-middle income country.

ESTS – FSTCVS Travel Grant– 1000 EUR This grant is offered by the French Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. It will be offered to the best oral presentation of clinical work by an author below the age of 35 from a low-middle income country.