Routes For Support

FEMS is proud of its commitment to give back to our community of microbiologists. As such, we have several routes for achieving financial support to attend the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition as a full attendee. Please see below the various ways to apply for support. There are two routes to explore: one via the FEMS MICRO 2025 abstract submission route; and another via the FEMS Awards route. 

  1. Via FEMS MICRO 2025 abstract submission route 

    There are two ways to gain financial support when submitting your abstract to FEMS MICRO 2025: 

    • Congress Attendance Grant 

    • FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell Award 

      NOTE: Abstract submitters that apply for a Congress Attendance Grant or FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell Award should hold off registering for FEMS MICRO 2025 until they receive their Grant or Award notification. The deadline for abstract submission is 24 January 2025.

  2. Via FEMS Awards route


    You can apply for the following award that covers the registration fee for FEMS MICRO 2025: 

    • FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Award  

      NOTE: Winners of the FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Award will receive a free registration to FEMS MICRO 2025. The FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Award accepts nominations until 16 December 2024.  

  • FEMS provides grants for European and non-European Early Career Scientists to support their attendance at the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition. 

    Each grant provides a waiver of the registration fee. 

    Grant application is open until 24 January 2025, 23:59 CET and is part of the Abstract Application. 

    ELIGIBILITY

    Applicants for a FEMS Congress Attendance Grant should: 

    • be an Early Career Researcher and thus should either have obtained highest academic degree (Bachelor, Master or PhD) less than five years prior the application deadline, or be a PhD student* 

    • be an active microbiologist 

    • be the first author and presenter of an accepted abstract for the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition 

    • attend the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition and be a registered participant 

    *periods of maternity/paternity leave, special leave or illness do not count toward this definition

    Grant winners cannot transfer their free congress registration to someone else.  

  • The FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell Award supports the reciprocal exchange of one member from each organisation to present his/her research at the other organisation’s main conference. It has been designed to benefit early career researchers from both organisations by giving them the opportunity to present their work overseas and experience the best of microbiology in the partner country. 

    The American Society of Microbiology (ASM) will select the member attending the biannual FEMS MICRO: Congress & Exhibition and the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) will select the member attending ASM Microbe. 

    These awards are to support travel and living costs of the grantee only, at maximum amounting to EUR 4,000. 

    ASM will select the member attending FEMS MICRO 2025..

    Application is open until 24 January 2025, 23:59 CET and is part of the Abstract Application.

    ELIGIBILITY

    Applicants for the award should: 

    • be a microbiologist active in research and be a current PhD (or equivalent) student or recipient of PhD within the past five years 

    • be a member of the American Society of Microbiology 

    • be the first author of an accepted abstract for FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition 

    • attend the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition and be a registered participant 

  • We recognise excellence in microbiology and its contribution to society through our high-profile awards programme. This Award in particular aims to recognize Early Career Researchers that have realised an excellent body of (published) research and research potential. The nomination can be based on a single exceptionally significant achievement or the aggregate of a number of exemplary achievements. 

    ELIGIBILITY

    • microbiologists within 5 years of receiving their highest qualification/PhD* 

    • active in any field of microbiology 

    • member of a FEMS Member Society 

    *periods of maternity/paternity leave, special leave or illness do not count toward this definition

    Eligible candidates can apply via our awards submission system. The Awardee will receive a free registration to FEMS MICRO 2025. You can find regulations and how to apply on the FEMS website.

    The deadline for application is 16 December 2024, 23:59 CET. 

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