FEBS YTF Awards

A limited number of FEBS Youth Travel Funds (YTF) Awards is available to support participation of young scientists from the FEBS area in this event. FEBS YTF Award (714 euros) will partially cover the registration fee (including costs of event meals, and shared accommodation in a four-bed apartment). The rest of the registration fee (186 euros) will be paid by the awardee. Travel costs are not covered by the YTF award.  

Additionally, one transcontinental YTF award (2000 USD) is offered as a result of support from IUBMB for participation of young scientist from outside the FEBS area in this event. This transcontinental YTF award will fully cover the registration fee including costs of event meals, and shared accommodation in a four-bed apartment. The rest of the award will be used to fully or partially cover travel costs.  

The selection of applicants to receive FEBS YTF awards and transcontinental YTF award will be carried out by the Meeting Organizers on the basis of CVs, motivation letters, and submitted abstracts, but representation of different topics at the event, and career stage, geographical distribution, and gender balance may also be taken into consideration. The selection will be approved by the FEBS Treasury Office according to the FEBS YTF eligibility criteria (also shown below).  

The deadline for applications to the FEBS YTF awards and transcontinental YTF award is April 1st, 2025. 

Abstract submission is mandatory for application for YTF award. Applicant must be the first author of the abstract. 

Applicants selected by the Meeting Organizers will be notified in May. 

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; 
• Young scientists from the Organizers’ laboratories are not eligible for FEBS YTF awards. 

For applicants travelling from outside the FEBS area:

One transcontinental YTF award is offered as a result of support from IUBMB for participation of scientists from outside the FEBS area in this event. For eligibility criteria, please find the guidelines here  on the FEBS website (also shown below).  

• 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 must 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 transcontinental YTF award. 

How to apply for FEBS YTF or transcontinental YTF award: 

Application for FEBS YTF awards and transcontinental YTF awards should be made through the registration system (please see instructions here) accompained by the documents listed below. Please do not forget to click Yes to apply for a congress bursary or for a travel award (in the section Registrant information).  

During the registration process, upload a single PDF file containing all supporting documents for your application (presented in the following order):  

1. Motivation letter (max 300 words)
2. Concise CV (max 2 pages)
3. Name and address of your lab head/supervisor and letter of recommendation
4. Valid certificate of your Constituent Society membership (scanned copy of current membership certificate/letter, dated in year 2025)
5. Proof of age (scan of ID)
6. Proof of status: PhD student (letter confirming PhD student status from the institution where doctoral studies are taking place) or postdoctoral scientist within five years of having completed a PhD thesis (proof of qualification, for example scan of PhD diploma in English)
7. Abstract (enclose your abstract as first author, prepare abstract according to the guidelines on the Abstracts section of the website).