Awards & competitions

The Human Proteome Organization presents HUPO awards annually at the World Congress. These awards recognize the outstanding efforts and achievements of individuals (or groups) in the field of proteomics. HUPO gratefully acknowledges the support of Journal of Proteome Research (ACS Publications) and the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) as sponsors of the annual HUPO awards. 

A description of all HUPO awards can be viewed here.   The 2025 Call for Award Nominations will open soon.

Early Career Researcher (ECR) Manuscript Competition

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN.

The HUPO Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee is pleased to announce a call for the 11th anniversary of the ECR Manuscript Competition, sponsored by Taylor and Francis, at HUPO 2025 taking place November 9 - 13, in Toronto, Canada. The Manuscript Competition is a unique opportunity for early career researchers to gain visibility in the proteomics community, as it serves as a platform to highlight the invaluable contributions that postdoctoral fellows, young clinicians, and junior faculty members make to the proteomics field. 

 We encourage early career proteomics researchers to participate in this competition with an already published or accepted manuscript during the 2024 and 2025 calendar years. Three finalists will be selected to present their publications in a dedicated plenary session at HUPO 2025, where an expert committee will evaluate the oral presentations to determine the “Proteomics Highlight of the Year” by an ECR. 

Eligibility criteria: This competition is intended for: 

• Postdoctoral fellows (Ph.D. degree awarded post January 2019),  

• Junior faculty members (appointment post January 2021 and PhD awarded post January 2013), and  

• Young clinicians (M.D. degree awarded post January 2018).  

• Applicants must be HUPO members.  

• Career interruptions and leave, such as parental leave, will be considered to extend the eligibility period.  

• Finalists from previous years are not eligible to participate. 

Publication criteria: 

• The applicant must have contributed significantly to the publication as the first or last (or shared first/last) author.  

• The publication must be an original research article.  

• Review articles will not be considered for this competition.  

• The publication must have been accepted or printed for publication at the time of submission for the competition but must not have been published before January 1, 2024.  

• Manuscripts that were posted on bioRxiv and other pre-print servers prior to submission will be considered. 

How to Apply: A complete application must include the documents listed below. Send completed applications by email to ecr@hupo.org. 

1. Single publication file as a pdf (including the supplementary information if it applies) 

• The manuscript must be an original research article, and the applicant must have contributed significantly to the concept and/or experimental work and/or data analysis (first, co-first, corresponding or co- corresponding author) 

• The publication must have been accepted and/or printed for publication at the time of submission to the competition, but not earlier than January 1, 2024. 

• The publication must be in English. 

2.    A short statement (300 words maximum) in which the applicant describes the novelty and impact of the publication on the field of proteomics. 

 Deadline to apply: April 18, 2025 

 Prize: Awards will be presented during the Closing Ceremony & Awards Session at HUPO 2025. Cash prizes (USD 1,000 to winner and USD 500 each to two runners-up) will be provided post-Congress. 

For further details please visit here.

ECR Poster Competition

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN. 

The HUPO Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee invites all graduate students (Master’s and PhD) and postdocs to participate in the poster competition at HUPO 2025, taking place November 9-13 in Toronto, Canada to win awards and cash prizes. To participate, graduate students and postdocs only need to indicate during the abstract submission whether they would like to participate in the competition.

More details found here. 

ECR 3-Minute Thesis Competition

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Travel Awards