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PhD Scientist Award

The NEC Society is honored to award a PhD candidate, postdoc, or early-career scientist working on NEC with funding to attend the NEC Symposium in San Diego, September 19-22, 2027. The NEC Symposium is the world’s largest scientific meeting dedicated to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
Applications for the PhD Scientist Award will open on October 1, 2026. 

PhD Scientist Award

The NEC Society’s mission is to build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by advancing research, education, and advocacy. The NEC Society is honored to award a PhD candidate, postdoc, or early-career scientist working on NEC with funding to attend the NEC Symposium in San Diego, September 19-22, 2027.

Applications for the PhD Scientist Award will open in Fall 2026. Sign up for the NEC Society email list to stay updated. 

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About the NEC Symposium

The NEC Society has organized the NEC Symposium biennially since 2017.

The NEC Symposium is the largest and most impactful meeting dedicated to NEC, uniting hundreds of clinicians, researchers, and patient-families to advance the field’s understanding and treatment of NEC.

This meeting provides a transformative learning experience for leaders, clinicians, scientists, and trainees, while centering patient-families in every conversation.

Learn more about the NEC Symposium

Eligibility Criteria and Requirements

Eligibility criteria and requirements for the PhD Scientist Award are coming soon. 

  • Early-career scientists within 8 years of graduation
  • Member of the NEC Society Research Incubator. Join here.
  • Reference from someone in the NEC research field

Requirements:

  1. Research must align with one or more of the NEC Research Priorities.  
  2. Awardee will share at least one photo and research update for the NEC Society to feature on NECsociety.org and virtual platforms.
  3. Awardee will contact their institution’s PR/communications team to inform them about the award and ask their institution to feature their NEC research. 

Learn about the NEC Research Priorities here.

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