The European Federation of Experimental Morphology (EFEM) is pleased to announce the launch of its annual grant award competition. We invite applicants to apply for monetary grants to support their participation in scientific meetings and/or to perform research activities such as training at a different institution.
EFEM will normally award one grant per year in each category. Grants will amount of 700 € for travel to scientific meetings and/or of 1000 € for research/training activities, respectively.
Applications for 2025, will open on the 1st October 2024 and close on the 30th of November 2024. Applications must be sent by email to Prof Alexandra Brito (abrito@ff.ulisboa.pt) and must be sent from an institutional email address (no gmail, no yahoo or similar).
Application Criteria
Applications for travel grants to present work at a conference
Applicants should submit:
- Two-page curriculum vitae including publication list
- Abstract submitted to the conference (will be kept confidential)
- Information on the conference (venue and date), and how much it is relevant to the field of Experimental Morphology
- Applicants should state which EFEM-affiliated Society they are member of and since when.
Applicant must hold a minimum of one year of membership in a society affiliated with EFEM.
The assessment will be made based on the significance of the submitted abstract, the relevance of the conference to the field of Experimental Morphology and preference will be given to work presented as an oral communication.
Applications for research activities/training
Applicants should submit:
- Two-page curriculum vitae including publication list
- Aims and work programme of the research activities (including lab and dates of the visit)
- Acceptance letter from the host organization/institution
- Applicants should state which EFEM-affiliated Society they are member of and since when.
Applicant must hold a minimum of one year of membership in a society affiliated with EFEM.
The duration of the training visit should be at least 1 week. The assessment will be made based on the relevance of the proposed activities in the field of experimental morphology and preference will be given to placements where the PI at the host institution is also a member of a society affiliated with EFEM.
Conditions of the Award
For travel grants
Grantees must submit a report of the activity, along with a certificate of attendance, no later than one month after the meeting.
For research activities / training
Grantees must submit a report of the activity, attested by the PI of the host laboratory, no later than one month after the end of the training period.
In both cases, the grant will be issued at a flat rate of the amount specified above after the award panel has received and reviewed the report. Afterwards awardees will be contacted by the EFEM Treasurer to arrange payment details. For further information, please email Prof Alexandra Brito (abrito@ff.ulisboa.pt) using only institutional emails (no gmail, no yahoo or similar).
