Support Programmes
Invest in the Youth
For ECR 2025, ESR offers 1000 places for young residents, radiographers in training and physicists undertaking their PhD.
Accepted applicants receive accommodation support of €300 and free congress registration.
Acceptance notifications will be made in December, and please be aware that previously paid registration fees are non-refundable.

The Invest in the Youth programme is a voluntary support programme initiated and funded by the European Society of Radiology to support young professionals in their active participation in the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
Accepted applicants in the programme receive free registration to the ECR 2025 and accommodation support.
Applications open from August 26th to October 15th.
Proofs (ID scan and confirmation of training status of the department or hospital) have to be uploaded via your profile in the ESR MyUser Area at www.myesr.org/investapplication
Application to the programme is open to
- Residents in radiology under the age of 35*
- Physicists undertaking PhDs under the age of 35*
- Radiographers in training under the age of 30*
* Age limits apply to the time of the congress; applicants’ 36 or 31 birthdays, respectively, must be after March 2, 2025.
Applicants must be members or, respectively, friends of the ESR for 2024, and submitting and presenting authors of a research presentation or poster abstract for ECR 2025.
For the selection of final recipients, abstract acceptance, geopolitical spread and previous inclusion in the programme are considered. The ESR reserves the right to grant support at its sole discretion.
Applicants must use the same ESR personal ID for their programme application and for their abstract submission(s).
Should you have any questions regarding the Invest in the Youth programme, please contact us at [email protected].
Shape your Skills
The ‘Shape your Skills’ programme is dedicated to radiographers in their professional careers. It supports 100 professionals, accepted applicants receive accommodation support of €300 and free congress registration.
Acceptance notifications will be made in December, and please be aware that previously paid registration fees are non-refundable.

Application is open to all radiographers:
- Who are active ESR members for 2024
- Who are submitters of an abstract (oral or poster)
Application procedure:
Applications open from August 26th to October 15th.
Interested radiographers must be submitting and presenting author of an abstract for ECR 2025 (make sure to select the respective affirmation (’Shape your Skills Application’) during your submission. After abstract submission, the applicant’s proof of profession must be sent to [email protected].
Decision notifications will be sent by December 2024.
Student Abstract Submission
Student abstract submission is a programme offered by the European Society of Radiology for young undergraduate medical students to present their work at the ECR “European Congress of Radiology).
The 20 best abstract submitters will be invited to ECR to present their work at ECR 2025 PLANET RADIOLOGY.

Selected students will receive economy class round trip flight or train, 4 nights of accommodation in a pre-selected hotel , free congress registration for ECR 2025 and a certificate after the congress.
Application procedure:
Undergraduate students under the age of 30 are invited to submit their work for the ECR.
During submission, please select your preferred presentation format which includes already the dedicated student topic.
Students and radiographers in training are encouraged to submit abstracts on the topics listed below:
- My scientific paper in sustainability in everyday life
- My educational or social project at my university
- My scientific paper in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)
- My first scientific paper in imaging (general radiology)
Deadline for your abstract submission is October 15, 2024.
Please submit your abstract here:
http://www.myesr.org/abstractsubmission
Please send your required proof of university ID and passport to: [email protected]