Registration includes:
- Hotel accommodation for 6 nights (13-18 September 2026)
- Breakfast (6 days)
- Lunch (6 days)
- Dinner (4 nights)
Payment
Successful applicants will be notified via e-mail regarding the payment for the course participation. This will be a link to the University Medical Center Utrecht Webshop (https://webwinkel.umcutrecht.nl/en/) and requires a credit card.
Selection criteria
As part of the application process, applicants will be asked to describe their research and explain how Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) techniques would benefit their work. The selected cohort will primarily consist of PhD students, early-career postdoctoral researchers, and technical staff, alongside principal investigators (PIs), reflecting the range of career stages represented in previous courses.
We aim to achieve a broad geographical representation, with participants drawn from across the European Union, while also welcoming applications from outside the EU (including, as in previous courses, applicants from the USA, India, and China). We are committed to maintaining gender balance and to fostering diversity by including participants from minority groups who may have had limited access to advanced training in high-technology fields.
Motivation letter guidelines
Applicants are requested to submit a short justification for their application. The justification (maximum 200 words) should explain why the applicant wishes to attend the course and how participation will benefit their current or future research. Applicants should also outline the light and electron microscopy techniques with which they are already familiar, indicating their level of experience with each method. In addition, applicants are asked to describe how they anticipate correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) approaches will significantly enhance or impact their research work.
Applications will be assessed primarily on scientific merit, with particular emphasis placed on the clarity, relevance, and quality of the justification provided.
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.
