Registration includes:
Registration includes access to all sessions in the practical course, accommodation, and meals for the whole duration of the course from February 21st till March 3rd (10 nights). Registration fees do not include accommodation or meals for any days before or after the specified course dates.
Registration information:
A short motivation letter should accompany the application with maximum length of 250 words explaining the applicant’s current skill level with cryo-EM, interest in cryo-EM and how they plan to apply cryo-EM in their research project.
Supervisor’s reference letter should also accompany student/post-doctoral applications. Reference letter should include supervisor’s letter head and include the applicant’s application number. Reference letters should be sent directly to: EMBO2026em@gmail.com.
Payment
Accepted participants will receive a payment link with details on how to pay fees. Registration fee must be paid before the payment deadline. Payments will be accepted via online bank transfer or international credit cards.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations post-acceptance have to be done on or before December 31st, 2025 so that an offer can be made to a candidate on the waiting list. Registration fees will be refunded. Cancellations after 31st December are not encouraged and registration fees will not be refunded. However, under special circumstances such as non-issuance of visa, organizers will take a case-by-case decision.
Selection criteria
Applicants will be shortlisted based on their CV, relevance of cryoEM in their research project and skills, and previous exposure to cryoEM SPR or tomography techniques.
Specifically, applications will be judged using the following criteria:
Applicant’s ability to comprehend the topics of the course.
Having preliminary data or exposure to electron microscopy/cryo-EM/tomography or expertise in macromolecular structure determination.
Requirement of cryo-EM-based tools in the applicant’s immediate and future research goals.
Student/Postdoctoral applicants will have to support their application with their supervisor’s reference letter. The applicant’s supervisor must send an email reference letter about the applicant to the email address: EMBO2026em@gmail.com quoting the applicant's application number, before the abstract submission deadline.
Submitted applications will be screened by members of the organizing committee based on the abstract for poster, motivation letter, CV and reference letter.
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts should have maximum of 250 words limit (excluding title, author list and affiliations). It should clearly state applicant’s research aims and highlight applicability of cryoEM methods to achieve them.
Poster specifications
Posters should be printed and presented in standard A0 size (portrait mode).
Further details on posters will be communicated directly to selected applicants.
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.
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.
Accessibility grants
EMBO offers accessibility grants to support participants at EMBO Courses & Workshops with any access needs. These grants cover up to 500 Euros for any additional costs e.g. to adapt the conference environment, or to be accompanied by someone to assist them where necessary.
Participants with access needs may apply for a grant via the registration system of the related EMBO event, or by emailing the organizers of the related EMBO event directly.
Code of conduct
Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy
At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting.
Media and communications policy
Recording or communication of the presented data needs to be agreed upon by all concerned.
EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.
