2023 European Phoniatrics EUHA Hearing Award

The Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP) is an association for all physicians who are active in phoniatrics as well as colleagues in training in phoniatrics. UEP is a platform for an exchange of expert knowledge, clinical experience and scientific work in this area. UEP promotes the cooperation of phoniatricians in Europe, its neighbouring countries, and on a worldwide scale, those countries who have put the European model of phoniatrics into practice.

The European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) is an association for all persons working in the hearing aid sector for the benefit of people with impaired hearing. The association aims at bringing together hearing aid acousticians, scientists and laymen, who want to take part in specialised further education and vocational training.

In 2013, the award was inaugurated as a UEP award sponsored by the EUHA. The fourth European Phoniatrics EUHA Hearing Award will be presented on the occasion of the 30th UEP Congress in Antalya.

The 2023 UEP Award ceremony will be held during the 30th Congress of the Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP) scheduled to take place in Antalya, Türkiye, 27 - 30 April 2023. Awards must be accepted in person. Prize monies will be transferred to the prize winners' respective bank accounts as a lump-sum payment.

The decision if a scientific work submitted within the period stipulated meets the requirements of this award competition, and which of the submitted papers will be awarded a prize, is taken by a jury convened by five UEP experts who are free in their decision making. UEP Board members are excluded from the jury. The EUHA will not provide any jury members and renounces their right to vote.

Up to three scientific works may be awarded a prize with prize monies worth
2000 euros for the first prize,
1000 euros for the second prize, and
500 euros for the third prize.

Who is eligible?
The 2023 award competition is intended for UEP members and all physicians who are active in phoniatrics as well as colleagues in training in phoniatrics and members of other professions if the scientific work is initiated and supervised by a phoniatrician.

Only one publication or one study may be included in the application for the award by the same attendee that has registered to the UEP2023 congress. If published, the publishing date of the publication or thesis must not be older than three years (2020 or later). This study must be sent to the UEP2023 scientific committee by using the abstract module of the website as an oral presentation. Applications must be received by December 30, 2022. The application must include the author‘s curriculum vitae, abstract and the full-text of the study.

The scientific work should deal with a topic concerning the technical rehabilitation of deficiencies affecting the auditory communication system in children or adults and should exhibit potential for development.

Right of use
After submission for the award competition, the scientific work will remain the copyrighted property of the author or the respective publisher. With acceptance of the award, the EUHA will be granted the right of publication of the paper in whole or in parts. At the same time, awardees will undertake to present the award topic at one of the EUHA's conferences, seminars, or courses at the earliest date possible.
The participants in the award competition declare their consent to the EUHA and UEP publishing their names and the titles of their scientific work as part of the EUHA or UEP website and, if applicable, in a EUHA press release. The participants also agree to visual and sound recordings being made during the award ceremony and being used thereafter.

The jury‘s decision is final. There is no legal recourse.

2023 European Phoniatrics XION Voice Award

The Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP) is an association for all physicians who are active in phoniatrics, as well as colleagues in training in phoniatrics. UEP is a platform for exchange of expert knowledge, clinical experience and scientific work in this area. The Union promotes the cooperation of phoniatricians in Europe, its neighbouring countries, and on a worldwide scale, those countries who have put the European model of phoniatrics into practice.

XION is one of few companies offering complete endoscopy systems for the application fields of arthroscopy, ENT, laparoscopy and gynaecology. Innovative instruments and devices with perfect functionality are requisite for modern and patient-caring diagnostics and therapy procedures. XION consistently meets these high demands and has guaranteed highest quality for more than 20 years.

In 2014, the European Phoniatrics Voice Award was inaugurated as a UEP award sponsored by XION. This award will be granted on occasion of the 30th UEP Congress in Antalya.

Award
The 2023 European Phoniatrics Voice Award ceremony will be held on the 30th Congress of the Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP) scheduled to take place in Antalya, Turkiye, 27-30 April 2023. Awards must be accepted in person. Prize monies will be transferred to the prize winners‘ respective bank accounts as a lump-sum payment.

The decision if a scientific work submitted within the period stipulated meets the requirements of this award competition, and which of the submitted papers will be awarded a prize, is taken by a jury convened by 5 UEP experts who are free in their decision making. UEP board-members are excluded from the jury. XION will not provide any jury members and renounces on their right to vote.

Up to three scientific works may be awarded a prize with prize monies worth

1500 euros for the first prize,
1000 euros for the second prize, and
500 euros for the third prize.

Who is eligible?
The 2023 award competition is intended for UEP-members and all physicians (medical doctors) who are active in phoniatrics as well as colleagues in training in phoniatrics. Only one publication or one study may be included in the application for the award by the same attendee that has registered to the UEP2023 congress. If published, the publishing date of the publication or thesis must not be older than three years (2020 or later). This study must be sent to the UEP2023 scientific committee by using the abstract module of the website as an oral presentation. Applications must be received by December 30, 2022.
The application must include the author‘s curriculum vitae, abstract and the full-text of the study.

2023 European Phoniatrics Young Scientist Award (PHYSA)

The UEP2023 European Phoniatrics Young Scientist Award (PHYSA) is intended to motivate Phoniatrics residents and scientists early in their training, research or clinical studies to pursue their interest in the Phoniatrics field. The award is designed to provide special recognition of publication-quality original scientific work. Phoniatrics residents and scientists will be evaluated based on oral presentation of their scientific research.

In 2022, the European Phoniatrics Young Scientist Award was inaugurated as a UEP award. This award will be granted for the first time on occasion of the 30th UEP Congress in Antalya.

The 2023 PHYSA ceremony will be held on the 30th Congress of the Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP), scheduled to take place in Antalya, Turkiye, 27-30 April 2023. Awards must be accepted in person. Prize monies will be transferred to the prize winners' respective bank accounts as a lump-sum payment.

The decision if a scientific work submitted within the period stipulated meets the requirements of this award competition, and which of the submitted papers will be awarded a prize, is taken by a jury convened by 5 UEP experts who are free in their decision making. UEP board-members are excluded from the jury.

Up to three scientific works may be awarded a prize with prize monies worth
1250 euros for the first prize,
750 euros for the second prize, and
500 euros for the third prize.

Who is eligible?
The 2023 award competition is intended for all attendees of the UEP2023. Only one publication or one study may be included in the application for the award by the same attendee that has registered to the UEP2023 congress. If published, the publishing date of the publication or thesis must not be older than three years (2020 or later). Only the studies that are submitted for oral presentation is eligible for this award. Poster submissions will not be accepted as a candidate for the award.

To be eligible, the applicant must be below 35 years of age (date of birth on 1988 or later). The study must be sent to the UEP2023 scientific committee by using the abstract module of the website as an oral presentation. Applications must be received by December 30, 2022.
The application must include the author‘s curriculum vitae, abstract and the full-text of the study. Applications sent by other methods (email, fax, etc.) will not be accepted.

2023 European Phoniatrics Vilkman's Best Poster Award

This is a prize of the Union of European Phoniatricians honoring Professor Erkki Vilkman. Prof. Vilkman is among the most renowned voice researchers of our time. By a generous contribution from Professor Vilkman, the award “Vilkman’s Best Poster Award” was inaugurated during the 29th UEP Congress, 2018 in Helsinki Finland. The award of 2018 was given to Dr. Rupal Mehta, Hôpital Civil Marie Curie, Charleroi, Belgium. The award 2023 will be given in Antalya in the 30th UEP Congress. To be eligible, the applicant must be below 35 years of age (date of birth on 1988 or later). The study must be sent to the UEP2023 scientific committee by using the abstract module of the website as a poster presentation. Applications must be received by December 30, 2022.
The application must include the author‘s curriculum vitae, abstract and the full-text of the study. Applications sent by other methods (email, fax, etc.) will not be accepted.