The European Ceramic Society
Young Scientist Awards
The early career award shall be given every second year to a person under 40 years of age (at the date of the nomination) by reason of outstanding contributions to the ceramic sciences.
The person shall have performed the majority of the work in a European research institution and been a member of a national ceramic organization that is affiliated to the European Ceramic Society at least two years continuously at the established nomination deadline date when nominated.
Scientists who received the Young Scientist Award:

Jose M. Serra
Spain
14th ECerS (2015), Toledo (ES)

David Salamon
Czech Republic
15th ECerS (2017), Budapest (HU)

Andraž Kocjan
Slovenia
16th ECerS (2019), Torino (IT)
Ondrej Jankovsky
Czech Republic
17th ECerS (2021), Krakow (PL)

Jesus Gonzalez-Julian
Germany
18th ECerS (2023), Lyon (FR)
Latest news
2025 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!
In the frame of the 2025 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a first call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 2025 International Symposium on Green Processing for Advanced Ceramics (IGPAC 2025), organised by the Ceramic Society of Japan, from 5th to 9th October 2025 in Ise-Shima/Mie, Japan.
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 31st August 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of October 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st August 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before November 2025.
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