ISME Travel Grants

The ISME Travel Grants for Early Career Scientists
to assist in covering travel expenses to ISME19 

Deadline has passed; it is no longer possible to submit your application for a travel grant


ISME Travel Grants

ISME has three types of travel grants available for ISME19, the Primary Care giver Grant for ISME members with primary care giving responsibilities, the African Scientist Travel Grant, for attendees from Africa, and the ISME Society Travel Grant for ISME student members. The latter is to allow ISME student members to attend ISME19 by covering part of their travel expenses. 

Each Travel Grant Winner will be awarded € 800.

Eligibility
The Grants are divided into:

  • Student Grants - ISME student members currently engaged in research toward a higher degree: Masters or PhD

  • PostDoc Grants - ISME regular members currently holding a PostDoc position; they obtained their highest academic degree less than 5 years ago*

The applicant must also be the first and presenting author of an abstract submitted to the symposium.

Apply
Applications for "The ISME Travel Grants" should include:

  • Applicants name and full contact details (full work address, email address)
  • ISME membership number (can be found when login into your ISME account)
  • Gender, age and nationality (this info is only needed to guarantee a balanced distribution)
  • Supportive statement from current supervisor
  • Personal statement why you believe the committee should select you for a grant

All applications should be in a .pdf file format (no longer than 3 pages) with the filename containing the applicants' name as follows:  "ISMETravel_Surname_Firstname.pdf" 

You were able to upload your file when you submitted your abstract. 

Important notes:

  • Applications should be complete and submitted under the correct name. Failure to comply with these terms will result in disqualification. 
    For this type of travel grants ONLY ISME members will be considered.
  • The travel grants will be distributed during the Symposium in Cape Town via PayPal or bank transfer. For safety reasons we do not distribute grants in cash.
  • Being awarded a travel grant does not automatically imply that you will be selected for an oral presentation at the conference. 

Information on deadlines:

  • The online call for applications opened on 8 December 2023
  • The final deadline for applications was 23 February 2024
  • Successful applicants will be informed by e-mail in the week of 25 March - 4 - 9 April 2024 
     

*counting from the application deadline date, 2 February 2024. Please indicate the starting date of your postdoc in the application.