SEARCH

MEMBERS AREA

Grants from FENS for young Eastern European scientists for participating in the 12th FENS European Nutrition Conference, Berlin 2015

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) provides € 5.000,00 for the promotion of young scientists (date of award of PhD + five years) from Eastern Europe (according to the list for reduced FENS Conference registration fees) for active participation at the FENS Conference (20th-23rd October 2015 in Berlin. Grants will be awarded up to a maximum of € 500,00 per person.

A scholarship is intended to give young scientists the opportunity to present an own nutrition related scientific contribution in the form of a lecture or a poster on the FENS Conference. Thus, potential applicants should follow the regular path of registration and abstract submission on the conference website www.fensberlin2015.org. Unsuccessful applicants can retract the abstract and registration without cost.

Applications should be submitted in English and must include:
- a short application letter
- the Grant Application Form
- a brief CV
- an abstract
- a recommendation letter by the head of the institute or senior-scientist
- calculated travel costs (travelling, accommodation, conference fee)

The applicant must certify that there is no double funding. Additional, the successful applicant must send a short report after the conference and his/her reimbursement form with his travel documents. Applications must be sent electronically to the FENS secretariat (email: [email protected]) until 30th April 2015 and will be evaluated by the FENS Board members.

Download Grant Application Form

SUBMISSION PROCESS CLOSED