To be eligible for a YTF grant, individuals should apply with an abstract, a 1-page curriculum vitae and one letter of recommendation. The candidates should include with the application their full address, phone and fax numbers and their e-mail address. All applications for YTF grants must be made via the application/registration form. Verification of a FEBS constituent society membership as well as a letter of recommendation must be sent by e-mail attachment to the FEBS-MPST2009 secretariat ().
Applicants should:
- be registered as student at an institution of higher learning in a country where there is a FEBS Constituent Society, or be within five years of having completed a PhD thesis;
- be a member of a FEBS Constituent Society;
- not have received a grant from the Youth Travel Fund to attend an Advanced Course in the current year (2009);
Awards will only be made to persons traveling from their current country of residence to anothercountry.
Where support for travelling is given, the amount of the award shall be related to the distance from the applicant's place of work to the venue of the meeting.
The awards shall be made by the Treasurer in consultation with the Course Organizers.
Only in exceptional circumstances may any of these conditions be waived.
