Lymphocyte antigen receptor signaling

* Fee may be subject to a modest increase due to higher costs for implementing safety measures

Participant fee includes:

• Access to sessions
• Conference materials
• Meals
 (Lunches, dinners, coffee breaks)
• Twin (shared) room accommodation
 (800 euro option)
• Local transport
 (shuttle from Florence and Pisa airports or from Siena railway and bus stations)
• Guided tour of Siena and dinner at a local restaurant

• Farewell banquet and dance party

Accompanying person fee includes:

• Lunches and dinners

• Local transport (shuttle from Florence and Pisa airports or from Siena railway and bus stations)
• Twin (shared) room accommodation
 (460 euro option)
• Guided tour of Siena and dinner at a local restaurant

• Farewell banquet and dance party

Payment

Accepted applicants will receive an email with the payment link (preferable) or details for bank transfer.

Scholarships

Eight scholarships, of which six are funded by EFIS-EJI, will be awarded to young scientists (PhD students and early career post docs) who the reviewers feel have produced abstracts of outstanding quality. The scholarships, of 800 euro each, will be awarded in the form of no-cost registration.

In addition to these scholarships, EMBO will provide a limited number of travel grants for a total of 3,500 euro, of which 2000 euro are reserved for participants from institutions from EMBC Associate Member States and co-operation partner countries (Chile, India, Singapore, Taiwan; see here for more information). EMBO will also provide childcare grants for a total of 1,000 euro.

A small number of grants-in-aid to cover partial living and travel expenses might also become available, depending on the final calculations of the costs. The organizers will notify the applicants after the conference and grants will be paid in the form of reimbursement of conference-related expenses on submission of the original travel or registration receipts.

Applicants will have the possibility to indicate their interest in a scholarship and/or travel grant and/or childcare grant in the field provided in the registration form.

The list of EFIS grantees can be downloaded from here.

Selection criteria

The Organizers will select participants on the basis of their CV and abstract (aiming to ensure, compatibly with quality, a fair representation of genders and nationalities).

 Given the oversubscription of the conference, applicants who do not present an abstract will be unlikely to be selected.

Participants will have the opportunity to present their results during the central event of the meeting – the two poster sessions scheduled on day 2 and day 4. 
 A limited number of abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.



Abstract guidelines

Abstracts are limited to 500 words (body of text) and should be submitted through the application system.

Poster specifications

150 cm height x 100 cm width

Travel grants

A limited number of travel grants are available for participants. Applicants do not need to apply separately for travel grants for this event but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered for a travel grant. Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizer who will notify all eligible participants. More information is available at EMBO Travel Grants page.

Child care grant

EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional child care costs incurred by participants or speakers when participating at any EMBO Courses and Workshop funded meeting. Eligible costs include fees for a caregiver or child-care facility, travel costs for a caregiver, or travel costs for taking the child to the meeting etc. Please indicate on the registration form whether you would like to be considered for the grant. Please also describe how you intend to use the child care grant and specify the sum that you will need.