FEMS Young Scientist Meeting Grant (YSMG)

The Organizing Committee has secured a limited number of FEMS meeting attendance grants for young scientists, which will be used to support the attendance of young microbiologists.

Who is it for?

A young scientist wishing to apply for a Meeting Attendance Grant should:

• be a member of a FEMS Member Society or – in special cases – recommended by such a member
• be younger than 36 years of age at the closing date of the meeting
• be an active microbiologist
• be the presenting author of the abstract.

What does it cover?

The meeting grant is used to support the attendance at the Symposium. The Young Scientist is to be granted a minimum of 250 EUR.

This grant is intended to be used to cover:

• registration fee (grantees will be given a 50% discount on the Full registration fee)
• accommodation
• and low budget travel expenses.

How to apply?

Application form can be downloaded in pdf format here:

• Young Scientists Meeting Grant Application Form (PDF, 37 kb)

 A complete application should consist of:

• a completed and signed application form
• the abstract (see abstract submission guidelines)

The application should be submitted to Daniela Jakšić Despot, both by email to djaksic@pharma.hr and by post (hard copy) to:

Daniela Jakšić Despot

Department of Microbiology
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
University of Zagreb
Schrottova 39
HR-10000 Zagreb
Croatia

Deadline for application

The deadline for application is June 1, 2015. Notifications on the acceptance/rejection of applications will be sent by e-mail, not later than July 30, 2015.