In response to the YCA financial support program, five Japanese Societies have founded Young Challenger Awards sponsored by SHIONOGI INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH PROMOTION FOUNDATION with the aim of contributing to the development and motivation of young researchers who can contribute to clinical activities to combat global infectious diseases.

Please refer to the websites of each academic society for details of the awards and the recipients.

• Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
  Young Challenger Award
• Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control
  Young Challenger Award
• The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
  Young Challenger Award
• Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  Young Challenger Award
• The Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology
  Young Challenger Award