Registration includes:
- catering and shared student accommodation for five nights (check-in on 3 January and check-out on 8 January 2027)
Registration information
Participants should submit a short motivation statement and a CV.
Payment
Registration fees will be collected by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR). Selected participants will receive payment instructions by email following acceptance on 1 December 2026. Payment is due by 5 December 2026.
Cancellation policy
Cancellation requests must be emailed to luis.zapata@icr.ac.uk and chloe.colson@icr.ac.uk. Cancellations received on or before 10 December 2026 qualify for a full refund of the registration fee. After this date, the registration fee will be refunded less a EUR 50 cancellation charge, up to the amount paid. No refund is available for no-shows. If the organizers cancel the course, registration fees will be refunded.
Selection criteria
Luis Zapata, Chiara Villa, Chloé Colson and Alejandro Maass will assess academic preparation, motivation, research relevance, disciplinary diversity, gender balance and geographical representation. Applicants should have basic cancer biology knowledge and basic experience in programming, molecular-data analysis or modelling, and be on their final year of their undergraduate studies, conducting an MSc or PhD program or have recently completed an MSc or PhD. Up to 25 participants will be selected, aiming for at least 40% from underrepresented genders and approximately 75% based in South America.
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts must be in English, with a maximum of 250 words excluding title, authors and affiliations. Include background, methods, results (or proposed work), and conclusions. Describe your research and its relevance to the course. Completed results are not required.
Poster specifications
The details will be shared upon registration.
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.
