On the initiative of the GASL e.V., the Young Investigator Award (YIA) has been presented annually at the Annual Conference since 2023 to honor outstanding work and congress contributions by young scientists. The Young Investigator Award is intended to highlight and promote the achievements of young scientists in the fields of hepatological studies. 
The prize is endowed with € 200.

Applicants must be doctoral students or have submitted an abstract which is within the framework of a doctoral thesis. The abstracts submitted for the YIA should follow the criteria for regular contributions. Application is made as part of the regular abstract submission for the Annual Conference.The winner is selected from all applicants having made clear they are applying during their registration for the congress.