FEMS Congress Attendance Grant
FEMS provides grants for European and non-European Early Career Researchers to support their attendance at the 12th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027: Congress & Exhibition). Each grant provides a waiver of the registration fee.
REGULATIONS SUMMARY
An application can only be made after submitting an abstract to FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027 (opening in September 2026).
Applicants for a FEMS Congress Grant should:
- be an Early Career Researcher and thus should either have obtained highest academic degree (Bachelor, Master or PhD) less than five years prior the application deadline, or be a PhD student*
- be an active microbiologist
- be the first author and presenter of an accepted abstract for the FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027: Congress & Exhibition
- attend the FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027: Congress & Exhibition and be a registered participant
*periods of maternity/paternity leave, special leave or illness do not count toward this definition
Grant winners cannot transfer their free congress registration to someone else.
NOTE
Abstract submitters that apply for a Congress Attendance Grant should hold off registering for the Congress until they receive their Grant notification.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please email info@fems-microbiology.org
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