Awards

Call for Application:

10th ESBRA Helmut Seitz Award 2025 – 

European Award for Excellence in Alcohol Research

 

The European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) is pleased to announce the 10th ESBRA Helmut Seitz Award 2025, a prestigious recognition for outstanding contributions to alcohol research.

 

This award, generously supported by the Lautenschläger Foundation, includes a prize of €25,000 to support a research project in the field of alcohol studies.

Eligibility & application process:

 Applicants must be ESBRA members or become members before applying.

Applicants are invited to submit:

 letter of nomination

 detailed research project outlining how the prize will be utilized

 

📅 Deadline: June 15, 2025

📩 Applications should be sent to: office@esbra.com

We invite outstanding researchers in alcohol science to apply and contribute to advancing knowledge in this critical field. 

For further details, please contact office@esbra.com.

Selection committee

 The awardee will be chosen by a distinguished panel, including:

 

 The ESBRA President

 

 The past Helmut Seitz Awardee

 

 Professor Helmut Seitz

 

 Markus Lautenschläger, member of the Lautenschläger Foundation

 

 The President of the Lautenschläger Foundation

Past awardees

 Since its inception, this award has recognized leading experts in alcohol research, including:

🏅 Mikko Salaspuro (2007)

🏅 Otto Lesch (2009)

🏅 Consuelo Guerri (2011)

🏅 Helmut Karl Seitz (2013)

🏅 Philippe DeWitte (2015)

🏅 Rainer Spanagel (2017)

🏅 Markus Heilig (2019)

🏅 Giovanni Addolorato (2021)

🏅 Giancarlo Colombo (2023)