Travel Grants

FEBS YTF Awards

A limited number of FEBS Youth Travel Funds (YTF) Awards are available to support participation of early-career scientists in this event. These funds will cover the registration fee (including costs of event meals, and accommodation in single or twin room). The selection of applicants to receive FEBS YTF awards will be carried out by the main Course Organizer in consultation with the other organisers, on the basis of the application, and approved by the FEBS Treasury Office according to the FEBS YTF eligibility criteria (also shown below). Submission of a draft Abstract at time of application is mandatory (final version deadline 12 April 2024). 

Application and notification of outcome:

Please check the Applications section of the website. In the platform's registration system, (i) include proof of your society membership in the file you upload with supporting documents, and (ii) answer yes to the question asking about interest in applying for a travel award. 

Applicants selected by the Course Organizers will be notified by 16th February 2024 and receive a FEBS Treasury YTF form, to be returned to the FEBS Treasury for approval approximately 8 weeks before the event's start date. FEBS YTF recipients will not be requested to pay for the registration fee (including meals and accommodation).

Eligibility criteria for applicants travelling from the FEBS area of Europe and neighbouring regions:

• The applicant should be not older than 35, should be registered as a PhD student at an institute of higher learning in a country where there is a FEBS Constituent Society or should be a postdoctoral scientist within five years of having completed a PhD thesis, working in a country where there is a FEBS Constituent Society;
• The applicant must be a member of a FEBS Constituent Society and provide a valid certificate of membership (for FEBS Constituent Societies, see the Our Members section of the FEBS website);
• The applicant should not have received a grant from the Youth Travel Fund to attend a FEBS Course / Workshop in the current year or previous year, nor a Bursary to attend the FEBS Congress in the current year, nor a grant to attend the FEBS Young Scientists’ Forum in the current year;
• The applicant cannot be a resident of the country hosting the event;
• For awards with travel funding, only travel within the FEBS area from the applicant’s current country of residence to the country hosting the FEBS event is supported;
• Young scientists from the Organizers’ laboratories are not eligible for FEBS YTF awards.

Other travel grants

A number of "Youth TG-sponsored travel grants" for young investigators are offered through the generous support of our sponsors.  These funds will cover the registration fee (including costs of event meals, and accommodation in single or twin room). These will be assigned with priority to PhD students/post-docs at an institute of higher learning in a non FEBS member country. The applicants can also be a resident of the country hosting the event and these grants are also open to young scientists from the Organizers’ laboratories.

The selection of applicants to receive the awards will be carried out by the main Course Organizer on the basis of the application, in consultation with the other Organisers. Submission of a draft Abstract at time of application is mandatory (final version deadline 12 April 2024).