Meeting Organizer Grants

Members of FEMS Member Societies can apply for our grants. FEMS supports selected meetings within the European Area with a Meeting Organizer Grant. Scientific conferences, laboratory workshops and training courses will be considered for such support.

Key details

  • Maximum award: €15000
  • Requirement: A minimum of 60% of the total awarded grant value must to be used to support the attendance of Early Career Scientists.
  • Deadline:
    • 1 May 2026 23:59 CEST for meetings taking place between 1 October 2026 and 1 July 2027. Decisions will be issued to applicants 1 July 2026. 

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Application process

You can apply via our Grants submission system. In order to apply, you need a FEMS profile/account.

  1. Please create an account here or login with your credentials here.
  2. Once logged in to your FEMS profile, you can access the application forms for our Grants via this link.
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