Registration includes:
- Access to all scientific sessions
- Accommodation and Meals (Mon: dinner / Tue: breakfast + lunch + dinner / Wed: breakfast + lunch / Thu: breakfast + lunch + social dinner / Fri: breakfast)
- Refreshments during welcome reception
- Coffee breaks
- Poster sessions
Payment
Payment information will be sent to the accepted participants by email.
Cancellation Policy
Refund of cancellation fees will be made as follows:
100% refund guaranteed for cancellations until 26 June 2026
50% refund guaranteed for cancellations between 27 June 2026 and 2 July 2026 *
No refund can be guaranteed for cancellations after 2 July 2026 *
* Under special conditions, up to 100 % refund might be arranged with the organizers for cancellations until 17 September 2026, but this cannot be guaranteed.
Selection criteria
Participants will be selected by the scientific organizing committee on the basis of their abstract submission. Participants applying for an 15 min oral presentation (10 min talk + 5 min questions) or for a poster presentation will also be selected from abstracts. Among the abstracts selected for a poster, a limited number will also be selected for a 2 min poster teaser talk.
The selection criteria are:
1. Quality and relevance of the abstract in regard to the topic of the meeting
2. Originality/novelty/contribution to the field (unpublished data will be favored)
3. Fit to one of the sessions and contribute to stimulating exchanges
4. Gender balance of applicants
5. Career stage (priority given to PhD students, postdocs and early-stage PI’s)
6. Diversity of countries of origin
7. Diversity of research models, approaches, techniques
8. Previous attendance
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts must be submitted in English and include the title, authors list, and affiliations (each affiliation should be listed once). Abstracts should be submitted with the agreement of all listed authors and organized in Context, Methodology, Results & Discussion.
Character limit: Up to 350 words max (title, author list and affiliations excluded).
Poster specifications
Poster size should not exceed 84,1 x 118,9 cm (DIN A0)
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.
