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 shared accommodation in a twin room) and possibly a contribution towards travel expenses, up to a maximum of 625,00 EUR per person.  The selection of applicants to receive FEBS YTF awards will be carried out by the Course Organizers on the basis of the submitted documents, and approved by the FEBS Treasury Office according to the FEBS YTF eligibility criteria (also shown below).

Application and notification of outcome:

Please check the guidance in the Applications section of the website. Note that you will need to apply as a 'Travel Grant Applicant' and provide specific supporting documents.  

Applicants selected by the Course Organizers will be notified by 25 AUGUST 2024 and receive a FEBS Treasury YTF form, to be returned to the FEBS Treasury for approval approximately 3 weeks before the event's start date.

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.

IUBMB Transcontinental YTF Grant

One IUBMB Transcontinental Youth Travel Funds (YTF) Grant is available to support participation of an early-career scientist outside of the FEBS area. These funds will cover the registration fee (including costs of event meals, and shared accommodation in a twin room) and contribute towards travel expenses, up to a maximum of 2000,00 USD.  The selection the participant to receive the IUBMB Transcontinental YTF grant will be carried out by the Course Organizers on the basis of the submitted documents, and approved by the FEBS Treasury Office according to the FEBS YTF eligibility criteria (also shown below).

Application and notification of outcome:

Please check the guidance in the Applications section of the website. Note that you will need to apply as a 'Travel Grant Applicant' and provide specific supporting documents.  

Applicants selected by the Course Organizers will be notified by 25 AUGUST 2024 and receive a FEBS Treasury YTF form, to be returned to the FEBS Treasury for approval approximately 3 weeks before the event's start date.

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

• The applicant should not be older than 35, should be registered as a PhD student at an institute of higher learning in a country where there is an IUBMB-adhering body but not 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 an IUBMB-adhering body but not a FEBS Constituent Society;
• The applicant must be a member of an IUBMB-related society and provide a valid certificate of membership;
• 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;
• Awards will only be made to support travel from the applicant’s current country of residence to the country hosting the FEBS event;
• Young scientists from the Organizers’ laboratories are not eligible for FEBS YTF awards.