The Robert Austrian Research Awards in Pneumococcal Vaccinology were established in honour of the late Robert Austrian, whose pioneering research resulted in essential advancements and contributions in the areas of pneumococci and pneumococcal disease prevention and vaccinology.

The goal of the awards is to prevent pneumococcal disease through research by discovering, developing, and evaluating new and improved vaccines, delivery systems and vaccination strategies for affordable and effective protection against pneumococci.

Please find below information on the 2020 and 2022 application procedures as well as Previous ISPPD Robert Austrian Research Awardees and the Robert Austrian Lecture at ISPPD-12. The applicants for the 2020 and 2022 funding rounds will be contacted directly with results in mid-April.