FEMS and the Serbian Society for Microbiology (SSM) are inviting all Early Career Scientists to apply for a grant or an award for the upcoming FEMS Conference on Microbiology, taking place from 30 June-2 July 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia! If you are not an Early Career Scientist, please forward this message to your colleagues and peers who might benefit from these opportunities! Conference Attendance Grant FEMS provides grants for European and non-European Early Career Scientists to support their attendance at the Conference on Microbiology 2022. Each grant provides a waiver of the registration fee and complimentary accommodation for the period of the conference. Eligibility Applicants for a FEMS Conference Grant should: - be an early career scientist 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 of an accepted abstract for the FEMS Conference on Microbiology 2022
- attend the FEMS Conference on Microbiology 2022 and be a registered participant
Application deadline is 28 January 2022, 23:59 CET If you want to apply for a conference attendance grant, make sure to submit your abstract first! More information can be found here. Prof. Armen Trchounian Poster Award The Prof. Armen Trchounian Poster Award for early career microbiologists from developing countries highlights outstanding abstracts presented by students or postdocs. This award was established in memory of Prof. Armen Trchounian who gave a great contribution in physiology and metabolism, bioenergetics of fermenting microorganisms and biotechnology. Eligibility To qualify for consideration, the applicant must be: - a member of the FEMS Member Society at the time of Belgrade 2022
- a resident of a country in transition (Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Serbia, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine)
- a microbiologist active in research and current Ph.D. student, or recipient of Ph.D. within the last five years*
- abstract should be in one of the Topics Food Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Industrial Microbiology, Advance Microbiology Techniques, Microbiomes and Microbiota and Miscellaneous
- a presenting author on an accepted abstract to Belgrade 2022
Application deadline is 28 Januar3y 2022, 23:59 CET If you want to apply for this award, make sure to submit your abstract first! More information can be found here. We are looking forward to a great experience for all involved and are happy to answer any questions you may have at belgrade2022@fems-microbiology.org.
*periods of maternity/paternity leave, special leave or illness do not count toward this definition |