EUSPR 2025 Awards Criteria

EUSPR 2025 Awards

Nominations for 2025 EUSPR awards are now open. Any EUSPR member is eligible to make a nomination on this form, but self-nominations are not accepted. Those nominated do not have to be a member of the EUSPR. Please be as detailed as possible in your nomination, as individuals will be judged on the information presented. Please complete a separate form if you wish to make a second nomination for another individual or award.

Please note that the EUSPR Board has agreed that

  1. current board members are not eligible for nomination for any award
  2. nominations from within the same working group or department are not accepted

The EUSPR reserves the right not to make an award if no suitable nominations are received.

  1. Sloboda Medal: The Sloboda Medal is awarded for sustained contribution to the development of Prevention Science in Europe and internationally. Applicants will be judged against these measures: a longstanding record of outstanding personal achievements, with significant contribution to the advancement of prevention science and evidence of impact both within Europe and internationally. However, applicants will not be required to meet all of the criteria.
  2. Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner Honour: The Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner Honour is awarded for outstanding leadership in the adoption and implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies, including support for further high-quality research evaluation. Applicants will be judged against these measures: outstanding leadership of the adoption and implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies and evidence of supporting ongoing, high-quality prevention research evaluation in this area, and advocacy for implementation of evidence-based practice. However, applicants will not be required to meet all of the criteria.
  3. Conference Award 2025: This award is given to an individual whose work has contributed to the field of Prevention Science in ways which address the theme of our annual conference.  This year the theme of the conference is ‘The prevention continuum: Implications for research and practice’. We therefore invite nominations relating to individuals who have contributed to this topic with relevant contributions that could include practice or research related to:

    – an interdisciplinary perspective on prevention (i.e. connect medical, social and political sciences and humanities in their understanding and practice of prevention
    – the prevention continuum at the intersection of different areas of prevention,
    – epistemological differences across disciplines, countries, and prevention systems and cultures
    – conceptual and empirical differences and similarities between individualized or personalized prevention approaches (e.g. in precision medicine) versus environmental prevention and whole-system approaches (e.g., in public health)

  4. Rising Star Award: The Rising Star Award is given to an individual who has a made a significant contribution to the field of Prevention Science. This contribution may comprise conducting high quality research (including postgraduate courses or contributing as an individual to larger projects), implementing or supporting the implementation of evidence-based interventions, or other activities. These contributions will also demonstrate potential to be sustained over the long term and with relevance for Europe. The award is open to anyone who has started working in the field of Prevention Science within the last five years. This period of five years may comprise postgraduate study and/or paid employment. 

How to submit your nomination: Nominations should be emailed to the EUSPR via office@euspr.org 

Deadline for submission of nominations: September 7th, 2025

Winners will be notified by email on September 15th, 2025.

Recipients will receive a certificate from EUSPR Office and one year’s free EUSPR membership. Nominations will be received from the EUSPR membership with the final decision made by the EUSPR Awards Committee after consultation with the EUSPR board. Awards will be presented at the EUSPR Annual Conference which takes place in Berlin (Germany), during the closing ceremony (26th September, 12:00pm).

Awards are handed over only in person. If an awarded individual cannot be present at the awards ceremony of the conference, it can be given at any following conference.

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EUSPR Early Career Awards 2025

Submission process for the 2025 EUSPR Early career awards is now open.

Best Early Career Poster Presentation
Submit your poster, audio recording, and abstract to EUSPR Office by email (office@euspr.org) by Sunday, September 7th, 2025, 11:59pm CEST. 

Best Early Career Oral Presentation
Submit your presentation, audio recording, and abstract to EUSPR Office by email (office@euspr.org) by Sunday, September 7th, 2025, 11:59pm CEST. 

Award Process
Winners will be announced at the EUSPR 2025 Closing Ceremony on September 26th (12:00pm). Winners will receive a certificate by email from EUSPR Office (office@euspr.org) and a complimentary conference registration to EUSPR 2026.

For more information, please check the following document:

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