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EBSA offers bursaries to individual young scientists to participate in an EBSA-sponsored school, course or scientific meeting. EBSA also offers support for a working visit to a laboratory in an EBSA country. The purpose of these bursaries is to promote the mobility of biophysicists in the EU area, to contribute to their training, to foster scientific exchanges between laboratories in the EU area and to promote the best Science in the field of biophysics.

Bursaries for scientists from Ukraine
Scientists from Ukraine can apply informally for support of a research stay in any EBSA member country. Please write to

Prof. Nuno Correia Santos nsantos@medicina.ulisboa.pt

Application for an EBSA Bursary for attendance at the 15th EBSA Congress, 30 June - 4 July, 2025, Rome, Italy

Applications are invited from young scientists from the EU area who wish to attend the EBSA Congress 2025. Eligible applicants are PhD students registered in the EU area and Postdoctoral fellows working in the EU area. For the purpose of this application, EU area includes EU member states, EU associated states, countries of the former Soviet Union, Israel, Egypt and Iran. The base country is the country where the applicant is carrying out his/her research, and/or where he/she is registered for a Ph.D. Previous recipients of EBSA bursaries are eligible for new awards, but not within 24 months of the end of the previous award and not if they have failed to submit a report of the previous visit.

Applications for EBSA bursaries will be made through the Abstract submission interface in the EBSA Congress web site. For further details please see the Congress web site. The web site will start in few months.

The bursary will cover the costs of basic accommodation and registration in the Congress. No travel costs will be supported by this bursary.



Bursary winners at the 13th EBSA Congress, Vienna, Austria

Application for an EBSA Bursary for attendance at an EBSA-sponsored school, course or scientific meeting

Applicants are asked to carefully read the following notes before filling out the application form (download form)

Request should be addressed to the organizers directly, as indicated on the event website. EBSA-sponsored events are listed below.

Applications are invited from PhD students and Postdoctoral fellows from the EU area who wish to attend an EBSA-sponsored school or meeting. In odd years, bursaries will only be given to attend the EBSA congress or a satellite meeting thereof. For the purpose of this application, EU area includes EU member states, EU associated states, countries of the former Soviet Union, Israel, Egypt. Visits must be to an EBSA Member country that is not the home or base country of the applicant. The base country is the country where the applicant is carrying out his/her research, and/or where he/she is registered for a Ph.D. Previous recipients of EBSA bursaries are eligible for new awards, but not within 24 months of the end of the previous award and not if they have failed to submit a report of the previous visit.
The bursary is to be used to defray the cost of travel and to contribute to the cost of subsistence, such as accommodation and the cost of registration. Travel is expected to be by low-cost airline, train or bus. Payment will be carried out in a single payment, by the organizers, as close to the time of the event as possible. The amount made available for each visit will be no more than 400 €, including the registration cost. The awarding of bursaries will be decided by the organizers, within the financial framework provided by the EBSA Executive Committee. The organizers will have the final say for decisions concerning eligibility, scientific merit of the application and the level of support. The organizers may ask the applicants to provide supplementary clarifications or to modify the proposals. In case of a dispute about procedure, the EBSA Executive Committee will have the final decision.
All recipients of an EBSA Bursary are required to submit a brief report (1 page maximum) describing the achievements during the visit. The report must be received by the organizers within 2 months of the end of the award. All correspondence will be carried out by email, in English.

Bursaries are available for the attendance at the following events:

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Bursary reports - 2019 Madrid

Marta Cullell Dalmau
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Application for an EBSA Bursary for a working visit

Applicants are asked to carefully read the following notes before filling out the application form (Word file)

Eligible applicants are:

o    Ph.D. students registered in an EBSA Member Country

o    Postdoctoral fellows working in an EBSA Member Country

o   At least one of the applicant, the Supervisor from the outgoing institution, or the local Supervisor during the working visit should be member of an EBSA Member Society

Visits should be to an EBSA Member Country that is not the base country of the applicant. The base country is the country where the applicant is carrying out her/his research, and/or where she/he is registered for a Ph.D. Previous recipients of EBSA bursaries are eligible for new awards, but not within 24 months of the end of the previous award and not if they have failed to submit a report of the previous visit. Bursaries are considered for working visits in the field of Biophysics. Working visits are expected to last from 1 to 10 weeks, depending on the individual case. The bursary is to be used to contribute to the cost of travel and subsistence, namely accommodation. The bursaries are not salaries, and cannot be used towards the cost of research.

The bursary will provide up to €200/week, plus a contribution towards the travel costs. Travel is expected to be by low-cost airline, train or bus. Payment will be carried out in a single bank transfer, during the working visit.

The awarding of bursaries will be decided by the Awards Committee, within the financial framework provided by the EBSA Executive Committee. Applications must be received at least 2 months prior to the start of the event, taking into consideration the following three annual cut-off dates for evaluation:

o    31st of January

o    31st of May

o    30th of September

The Awards Committee will have the final say for decisions concerning eligibility, scientific merit of the application and the level of support. The Awards Committee may ask the applicants to provide supplementary clarifications or to modify the proposals. In case of a dispute about procedure, the EBSA Executive Committee will have the final decision.

EBSA must be acknowledged in any publications resulting from this work. In addition, all recipients of an EBSA Bursary are required to submit a brief report (1 page maximum) describing the achievements during the visit. The report must be received by the Chair of the EBSA Bursary Panel within 2 months of the end of the award. All correspondence will be carried out by e-mail, in English.

EBSA Bursary for working visit applications should be sent to the Chair of the EBSA Bursary Panel, Prof. Nuno C. Santos (nsantos@medicina.ulisboa.pt).