Eligibility

To apply for this grant, you would need to meet following requirements:

• be a member of a FEMS Member Society** or be recommended by such a member,
• be an Early Career Scientist*,
• be an Active Microbiologist,
• be presenting author at the ICY15 meets ICYGMB30 congress (oral or poster).

FEMS grant

• The amount of the FEMS Early Career Researcher Scholarship is equal to the amount of the registration fee.
• The deadline for FEMS grant application is July 15, 2021.
• Abstract submission and registration for the conference have to be finished by application for a FEMS grant.
• The applicant must register early and pay the participation fee at early booking conditions in order to be considered for FEMS grant application.
• The results of the evaluation for FEMS grant applications will be communicated by July 31, 2021 to each grant winner.
• The grant will be refunded right after the ICY15 meets ICYGMB30 congress takes place.

Application process
Please submit a completed Meeting-Organizer-Grant-ECS-Form to icy15@boku.ac.at.
NOTE: Only fully completed forms can be accepted for grant evaluation!

Additional benefits 
As a FEMS Member Society member, you can:

• benefit the grant provided for this meeting (see Eligibility above)
• apply for FEMS Grants (for other meetings than ICY15 meets ICYGMB30)
• benefit a discount off the registration fee for FEMS congresses
• benefit a 25% discount off a selection of OUP books

* These are active microbiologists who obtained the highest academic degree – Bachelor, Master or PhD – less than five years prior to the application deadline date, or are a Master or PhD student.

**Find out if your society is a FEMS Member at https://fems-microbiology.org/member-societies/