Registration includes:
- Course registration
- Course material
- Accommodation (in twin rooms)
- All meals
- Excursion and other social events
Payment
Payment will occur by bank transfer. The selected participants will receive an e-mail with the acceptance letter together with information and details regarding the payment procedure no later than the 31st of May 2024.
Requirements
The applicants need to provide:
- Motivation letter
- Description of research interests
- Publication list
- Curriculum Vitae
- A letter of recommendation from supervisor or head of laboratory
- Poster abstract
Selection criteria
The course is intended for 25 Ph.D. students and early post-doctoral researchers who use NMR spectroscopy as the main experimental technique in their research.
The participants will be selected based on:
1. Relevance of their research interests as described in the candidate’s motivation letter
2. Demonstration that the candidate is performing successful research
3. Expectations for the course and how the potential knowledge gain will be beneficial for the candidate’s research project.
Abstract guidelines
The poster abstract should be less than 300 words and should summarize the research topic and the main findings.
Poster specifications
Poster size is A0 format: 841 mm (width), 1189 mm (height)
Travel grants and registration fee waivers
Travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants.
Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizers. EMBO travel grants and registration fee waivers are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract.
Applicants do not need to apply separately for these but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered.
Additional travel grants are available for EMBC Associate Member States Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan.
Special travel grants and registration fee waivers
A limited number of travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for scientists working in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia and Turkey. Grants are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract.
A maximum of 700 Euros per participant are available to cover registration fees, travel, and accommodation (no additional subsistence costs can be covered). To apply, please indicate the itemized amount requested in the travel grants section of the registration form.
Child care grants
EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional childcare 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 childcare grant and specify the sum that you will need.
Sustainability
We are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the course through the following measures:
- The EPN campus canteen, which provides catering for most meals during the course, gets most of its groceries from local suppliers. There are vegetarian options available and no plastic cutlery, cups or plates are used by the canteen.
- No bottled water will be supplied to participants. Participants are encouraged to bring their own reusable bottles/cups onsite.
- Speakers and participants from Europe traveling to the EPN campus are encouraged to travel by train to reduce the carbon footprint of the course.
- All course material will be provided digitally (no printouts).
- No plastic badges/name tags will be provided. Instead, we will opt for stickers.
Code of conduct
Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy
At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting. EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.
