ONSITE AWARDS

ESTS-Brompton Prize-3000 EUR

The Brompton Prize is offered for the best thoracic presentation by an ESTS member, first author at the Brompton Session and comes courtesy of the Trustees of the fund initiated by Professor Peter Goldstraw. It is an annual prize instituted at the 8th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery held in London November 2000.

The winner will be asked to give a one-minute summary without slides of their study during the award ceremony at the ESTS Party.

ESTS-Young Investigator Award-2000 EUR

To stimulate research/ESTS has instituted a prize for the best presentation on topics of clinical or experimental research in the field of thoracic surgery by an ESTS member below the age of 35. The winner will be asked to give a one minute summary without slides of their study during the award ceremony at the ESTS Party.

ESTS-AATS Foundation Excellence Award- 2000 EUR

This prize is offered by the AATS Foundation and awarded for the best overall scientific contribution in Pulmonary Neoplastic I / Pulmonary Neoplastic II / Pulmonary Neoplastic III sessions

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 – Junior Poster Prize – Complimentary Registration to the 34th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery in 2025
This prize is offered for the best poster presentation and is decided onsite at ESTS 2025 in Budapest.

ESTS – Poster Prize – €500
This prize is offered for the best poster presentation and is decided onsite at ESTS 2025 in Budapest.

Symposium for Nurses – €500 for Best Presentations
These prizes are offered for the best oral presentation in the Symposium for Nurses & Allied Health Professionals.

ESTS POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM

THE ESTS MASTER CUP FOR THE BEST SCORING TEAM – Registration for an ESTS Educational Event in 2025-2026

ESTS Award for the best audience performer – A free registration for the 2026 School of Thoracic Surgery OR a free registration to 2026 Annual Meeting

ESTS Award for the second-best audience performer – A free registration for the 2026 Medical Writing Course OR a free registration to 2026 Annual Meeting

ESTS Award for the third best audience performer – A free registration to 2026 Annual Meeting