• 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 must provide a valid certificate of membership;

• The applicant must 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;

• For awards with travel funding, only travel within the FEBS area from the applicant’s current country of residence to the country hosting the FEBS event is supported;

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

IUBMB trans-YTF grants cover costs of registration, shared accommodation in a double room (5 nights, May 27th - June 1st 2016) and all meals. Moreover and regarding travel expenses, an additional support will be awarded. 1 trans-YTF grant is available. Eligibility criteria to obtain IUBMB trans-YTF grants are described in detail in the guidelines on the following homepages:
http://www.iubmb.org
http://www.febs.org/our-activities/advanced-courses/youth-travel-fund

• The recipients of transcontinental YTF awards should work in a country that has an IUBMB Adhering Body but does not have a FEBS Constituent Society;

• 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 event;

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

The Brian Clark YTF grants cover costs of registration, shared accommodation in a double room (5 nights, May 27th-June 1st 2016) and all meals. An additional support of Euro 170 will be awarded towards travel expenses. Up to four Brian Clark YTF grants are available.

If a student is eligible for either a FEBS or an IUBMB fellowship (please see conditions above), he/she is also eligible for a Brian Clark fellowship.

Eligibility criteria to obtain these grants are described in detail in the guidelines on the FEBS homepage (http://www.febs.org/our-activities/advanced-courses/youth-travel-fund) or IUBMB (http://www.iubmb.org).

Applicants should send the following material by February 29th 2016 to: febsiubmb2016@eie.gr

• Abstract as a first author
• Short CV of maximal 2 pages in PDF format
• A letter from the supervisor to confirm students application