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Bursaries

Who can apply for FEBS Bursaries

FEBS Bursaries will be available for students and postdoctoral fellows.

Up to eighty-three FEBS bursaries will be available for students and postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years after obtaining their PhD) working in an academic institution of higher learning in any FEBS member country.


How to apply for FEBS Bursaries

  1. The deadline for Bursaries Application is February 28, 2009
  2. Carefully read the eligibility criteria for the FEBS Bursaries
  3. NOTE: In-eligible applications will be returned without further notice 
  4. Go to the FEBS 2009 Registration & Abstract Submission 
  5. Register yourself, pay the applicable registration fee and submit an abstract
  6. You will receive the confirmation of your registration including PRN (Participant Registration Number) by e-mail 
  7. E-mail your bursary application to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   and include ALL documentation (CV, PR (Participant Registration Number), Confirmation about abstract submission, Status Confirmation Letter by your Institute Director/Department Chair)
  8. Recipients will be notified about their acceptance through e-mail by March 20, 2009 
  9. If your bursary application is accepted, continue at point 14 
  10. If your bursary application is rejected, and in case you are then unable to attend FEBS2009, you will obtain a full refund (bank transfer fees will be deducted) if you claim it at the FEBS Congress Secretariat  
  11. The strict deadline to claim a registration fee refund will be April 15, 2009 
  12. Refund claims have to be e-mailed to the Secretariat  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with the Subject Header „Refund Claim for Rejected Bursary “ 
  13. If refund claims are verified, money will be transferred to your bank account 
  14. FEBS Bursary recipients will receive a fix sum of 600 Euro upon check-in at the FEBS 2009 congress venue (Prague Congress Centre) on July 4, 2009.


Eligibility, Conditions & Restrictions:

Student/postdoctoral researcher applicants must submit:

  • proof of abstract submission as a first author by providing the PRN (Participant Registration Number) obtained through the regular FEBS 2009 online registration 
  • a letter or e-mail from the department chair/institute director confirming the status as student/postdoctoral researcher
  • a CV of maximal 2 pages

Applications must be sent by e-mail to the FEBS 2009 Congress Secretariat ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) after registration through the regular FEBS 2009 online system. Please use „FEBS 2009 Bursary Application“ in the subject heading. Fix sum of 600 Euro will be reimbursed to the FEBS Fellows in person upon check-in at the FEBS 2009 congress venue in Prague.