SEB Prague 2010 - Information for Students and Early Career Scientists
The SEB already heavily subsidises the registration rates for Students and Early Career Scientists.
Two forms of additional funding are available to SEB Student and Early Career Scientist Members: SEB Student Travel Grants and COB Grants. SEB Members are welcome to apply for support from both sources but any funds awarded under one scheme will be taken into account when awarding funds from the other.
SEB Student Travel Grants
If you meet the following criteria then you can apply for an SEB student travel grant:
- You are a student/early career scientist member of the SEB
- You are first author on a poster/talk
- You are registered for the meeting
Application forms for SEB grants can be downloaded here. The deadline for grants is the 14th of May 2010.
COB Grants
Please click here for more information on COB Travel Grants
Young Scientist Award Session (YSAS)
This award, kindly sponsored by Elsevier, is open to PhD students and those in the first three years of their first postdoctoral position. The prizes on offer are as follows:
1st Prize: £600
2nd Prize £400
3rd Prize £200
What is YSAS?
YSAS is a competition designed to recognise the best young researchers.
How to enter?
1) Submit an abstract online for a relevant session at the Annual Main Meeting. Tick the box which says, enter the Young Scientist Award Session.
2) Submit an extended version of that abstract for judging by a panel together with two letters of references (one of which should confirm your status). For more information on preparing the extended abstract see frequently asked questions. Your extended abstract needs to be submitted by the 31st of March 2010.
What happens next?
1) The extended abstracts will be judged and the six best candidates will be invited to give a presentation to a panel of judges at the Annual Main Meeting.
2) The presentations, based on the extended abstract, will be given at the Annual Main Meeting on Thursday the 1st of July and the winner and two runners up chosen on the basis of those presentations.
3) The winners of the award will be announced at the SEB conference dinner.
The deadline for entering YSAS for 2010 is the 31st of March 2010.
Click here for frequently asked questions.
Irene Manton Poster Prize
The Irene Manton poster prize is open to students and early career scientists. A prize of £100 is awarded to the best poster in each section (animal, cell and plant biology).
To enter, please email Chris in the SEB office (c.trimmer@sebiology.org) before the meeting.