Advanced electron microscopy for cell biology

Registration includes:

• Accommodation
• Transportation between hotel and venue
• Course materials
• Meals (except free afternoon/evenings)
• Coffee breaks
• Excursion/social event

Payment

After being notified, selected participants should pay the course fee through the EMBO website.

Further, we advise selected participants to book travel as soon as possible after receiving notification, and to have proper travel insurance in place. The organizers cannot reimburse travel expenses should a participant be unable to attend the course due to sudden events (publicly enforced travel restrictions, closed borders, etc.).

Selection criteria

We will choose applicants who show strong interest in microscopy, who can argue the need for electron microscopy methods in their research, and who show potential to make an impact in their field using the skills obtained at the practical course.

Based on the motivation letters, we will assess the following:

• The candidate’s need for electron microscopy methods to succeed in her/his project
• The impact on a candidate’s future career by being trained in electron microscopy

Abstract guidelines

Candidates must submit a motivation letter no longer than one A4 page. The selected candidates are expected to be involved in a high-quality research project, as a PhD student, postdoc, or researcher, with or without some prior experience in electron microscopy. They should provide a concise background to this project, which is expected to have a strong microscopy aspect. It is important that candidates describe a need for one or more electron microscopy methods in this project.

Poster specifications

No poster

Any other registration information (motivation letter, CV, reference letter)

Motivation letter (max. one A4 page)

CV (max. two A4 pages)

Travel Grants and Registration Fee Waivers

A limited number of travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants.

Applicants do not need to apply separately for these but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered.

Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizers. Priority is given to participants of any nationality working in laboratories in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey, as well as from EMBC Associate Member States Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan. More information is available on the 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.