Analysis and Engineering of Biomolecular Systems

Island of Spetses, Greece,  10 - 17 September 2010

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Travel Grants

Travel grants are available to assist young scientists meet some or all of the costs of attendance. A full travel grant covers the cost of economy travel to and from the applicant's place of work, living expenses for the duration of the course, as well as the registration fee.

Participants wishing to apply for a travel grant must complete the course application form (4 pages), specifying which grant they wish to apply for, and also include a copy of your CV (2 pages including photo) and a covering letter describing justification for their request for financial aid. The covering letter should also include:

  • Personal data and information regarding which country he/she is a student/researcher
  • Present position/research interest
  • Reason for selecting this course

Eligibility:

Senior PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and junior academics (within five years of
obtaining a PhD) can apply for one of the following grants:

  • European applicants:

    • Individuals from 43 countries in Europe can apply for a FEBS Youth Travel Grant (YTF). YTF grants cover travel, registration fee and all living expenses. More information regarding eligibility is available at www.febs.org. The Organisers of the Advanced Lecture Course will select appropriate candidates, who will receive an application form issued by the FEBS Treasurer.

    Applicants should -

    • either be registered as a student at an institution of higher learning in a country where there is a FEBS Constituent Society or be a post-doctoral researcher (within five years of having completed a PhD thesis) at such an institute.
    • be a member of a national FEBS Constituent Society.
    • not have received a grant from the Youth Travel Fund to attend an Advanced course in the current year.



  • African applicants:

    • Special funds for African participants are available in the form of African Travel Grants. ATFs provide financial support towards travel, registration and accommodation.
    Eligibility is as for the YTF grants above, except applicants should be a member of a FASBMB Constituent Society (more information is available from http://web.uct.ac.za/org/fasbmb/)



  • All other applicants:

    • Participants who are not eligible for YTFs or ATFs may still apply for financial assistance; please tick the 'Other Travel Grants' box on the course registration form. We will assess what other grants may be appropriate, but cannot guarantee that we will be able to help you find funding. Please therefore try to identify funding support yourself, either from within your institute, from a scientific society, or from some other source.