EHA Junior Research Grant
If you're ready to apply, submit your application on the EHA Portal by 16:00 (CEST) on October 14, 2025.
If you're not sure what information you need to provide, read our application guidance.
The EHA Junior Research Grant is a type of EHA Research Grant. Successful applicants can receive €50,000 per year for three years.
Like all EHA Research Grants, it’s designed to support the future of hematology by helping talented junior researchers to:
- Conduct basic or translational lab-based research
- Gain valuable research and leadership experience
- Move towards becoming group leaders
- Advance their careers
Eligibility
General criteria for the EHA Research Grant
You’re eligible if:
- You’re an EHA member
- Your institute is an academic research center or proven equivalent in Europe
- You have the support of an academic department and institute
- Your application relates to basic and translational lab-based research in hematology
Your application will not be eligible if it relates to:
- Purely clinical research projects
- Projects in health economics
- Other non-lab-based research
However, it may be eligible if it relates to the translational part of a clinical trial. In this case, it must be both relevant and novel.
Specific criteria for the EHA Junior Research Grant
Our Junior Research Grant is suitable for researchers who:
- Are currently carrying out basic or translational lab-based research in hematology
- Received a PhD or PharmD less than four years before the closing date listed above
If you received your PhD or PharmD outside of this timeframe, please check our policy on life events. If this policy applies to you, you can ask us to extend the period of eligibility.
If you have questions about your eligibility, you can contact us at EHA-Grants@ecorys.com before submitting an application.
What an EHA Junior Research Grant covers
For information on how you can use this funding, see our page about what an EHA Research Grant covers.
Topic-In-Focus Research Grant
If your research focuses on hemoglobinopathies or precision hematology, you can apply for a version of this grant known as a Topic-In-Focus Junior Research Grant.
For more information on this type of funding, see our Topic-In-Focus Research Grant page.
Ensuring our whole community benefits
We’ve earmarked up to two grants across all categories for researchers based in specific countries. You can see a full list of these countries on our page about extending the reach of EHA Research Grants.