FEMS Meeting Attendance Grants

Who can apply: You must be an active microbiologist who is either a PhD student or within five years of your highest degree, and a member of a FEMS Member Society. FEMS Member Societies are national microbiology societies, so the barrier is society membership rather than nationality. You must also be a presenting author, oral or… What is funded: Maximum award EUR 750 towards attending a microbiology meeting anywhere in the world. The grant is for meeting attendance only; FEMS-sponsored meetings are excluded because support for those is requested from the meeting organiser instead. Deadline: 1 September 2026, 23:59 CEST. Round: Round closing 1 September 2026, for meetings taking place between 30 October 2026 and 29 October 2027. FEMS runs two rounds a year; the earlier one closed 1 March 2026. Decisions are issued 30 October 2026..

Read the full call and apply on the official page: FEMS (Federation of European Microbiological Societies), official page.

Who can apply

• You must be an active microbiologist who is either a PhD student or within five years of your highest degree, and a member of a FEMS Member Society. FEMS Member Societies are national microbiology societies, so the barrier is society membership rather than nationality. You must also be a presenting author, oral or poster, at the meeting. Periods of maternity or paternity leave, special leave or illness do not count towards the five years. Applications to attend FEMS-sponsored meetings are not considered here; ask the meeting organiser instead.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

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