Young scientists are encouraged to compete for the 10th Martti J. Karvonen Young Investigator Award. Investigators aged 40 years or less, and who hold an academic (or comparable) rank below associate professor are eligible.

Applicants need to send to the Puijo Symposium Secretariat (puijo.symposium@kultu.fi) electronically:

* a curriculum vitae
* an abstract
* a short manuscript, (max. 1500 words including  tables, figures and references)

An international review panel will select three finalists, who will give their oral presentation during the symposium. The same panel will also judge the presentations. Please note, these three presentations selected for the final will not be eligible to the Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr. Abstract Award. Special attention will be paid when the candidate's native language is not English.

The winner will be awarded with 750 €.

Previous winners of the Martti J. Karvonen Young Investigator Award:
2014: Kumail Motiani, Finland
2011: Reija Kouki, Finland
2009: Katrien Wijndaele, UK
2005: Katja Nething, Germany and Per Magnus Haram, Norway
2003: Paul W. Franks, UK
2001: Tuija Tammelin, Finland
1998: Hugh Montgomery, UK
1996: Martin Halle, Germany
1993: Raija Laukkanen, Finland

Participants of the Puijo Symposium are invited to compete for the Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr. Abstract Award. Abstracts (in PowerPoint format) will be presented orally on Tuesday, June 28. Duration of each presentation will be about 3 minutes. The top three of them will be selected for the final, where each finalist has 15 minutes time for his/her presentation.

The winner will be awarded with 1000 € , but the review panel may also decide not to deliver any prize.

Previous winners of the Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr. Abstract Award:
2014: Harri Helajärvi, Finland
2011: Pirjo Komulainen, Finland and Arlène Speelman, The Netherlands
2009: Leonella Pasqualini, Italy and Emmanuel Stamatakis, UK
2007: Margareta Eriksson, Sweden
2005: Miia Kivipelto, Finland
2003: Michael C. Mahaney, USA

Heikki Pekkarinen Memorial Award will be delivered for the third time in the 23rd International Puijo Symposium. The Award is to honour Heikki's pioneering and extensive commitment in developing both the substance as well as modern teaching methods in health sciences.

The award is granted by Puijo Symposium  Secretariat.

Recipients of the Heikki Pekkarinen Memorial Award:
2014: Marcel Chehuen, Brazil
2011: Saija Karinkanta, Finland