Fellowships

Funds are available to support the attendance of individuals who wish to attend the conference and present an abstract. We have various programs available, suitable for early-career researchers based around the world, each with different requirements (see below). It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that they meet the criteria required for the specific fellowship for which they are applying.

If you meet the criteria for more than one of these fellowship programs, we strongly encourage you to apply to all of them. For instance, if you are an Argentinean national working in Argentina, you'd be eligible for all funding opportunities listed below, and we'd encourage you to apply to all of them. Note, however, that only one fellowship will be awarded per person.

General Information (applies to all fellowship programs)

Applications are limited only to students and postdoctoral researchers who will submit an abstract and give a presentation (poster or talk) at the meeting.
The application form and all supporting documents must be completed in English.

Judging process, criteria, and notification

Fellowships will be awarded by the organizers on the basis of the submitted abstract and the reasons given by the applicant to attend the meeting, including how the meeting will help them achieve their career goals. In addition, the selection process will take into account gender balance and equitable representation across different labs and research institutions.

Timeline:

Mar 7 2025: Application opens.
Apr 30, 2025 Application deadline.
May 12, 2025: Application decision.

Fellowship Terms and Conditions

By applying to the fellowships below, you are agreeing to the following conditions:

Awardees will need to complete a registration form using our online registration system. A link to do this will be sent to all awardees after they accept the fellowship.
Awardees, as all meeting participants, must follow all conference policies.
Awardees are expected to present their work at the meeting, and attend the conference in its entirety (all meeting sessions) and actively participate in all conference activities.
Awardees must acknowledge the fellowship-granting organization/program in their presentation.
Awardees must be available for a group picture of all fellows.

UNU-BIOLAC Grants
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We are pleased to offer UNU-BIOLAC Fellowships to support graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who will be presenting at the meeting. These fellowships are available only to early-career researchers who are based in Latin America and the Caribbean. Note that priority will be given to those based outside Chile.

This fellowship covers the registration fee, conference activities, and meals (lunches/dinners) during the conference, and, additionally, provides USD 250 to each awardee to help offset travel/accommodation expenses.

To apply, please download this form, follow the instructions, and submit it to [email protected] by the application deadline (Apr 30). Please use "Fellowship Application mbiosys25" as email subject.

Applicants will also need to include an abstract and a letter of support from their current supervisor in the application email. For the abstract, please use this template. The letter of support must be signed and dated by the applicant's current supervisor or lab head, must include their full name, title, and affiliation, and should confirm the student/postdoc status of the applicant.

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

ICGEB Grants
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Applications are invited for ICGEB fellowships. These will support the participation of selected students or young scientists who are nationals of ICGEB Member States and are currently residing outside of Chile.

This fellowship covers the registration fee, conference activities, and meals (lunches/dinners) during the conference.

Applicants must upload an abstract and a letter of support by their supervisor. For the abstract, please use this template. The letter of support must be signed and dated by the applicant's current supervisor or lab head, must include their full name, title, and affiliation, and should confirm the student/postdoc status of the applicant.

To apply, please visit the ICGEB website, click on "Apply Here", and create an account (if you don't already have one). After you register, click on "Request to Attend an ICGEB Event (Participant)" and then find the conference in the drop-down menu. Register as "Applicant" and answer "yes" to the question of whether you would like to apply for a grant. Then, complete the application form and submit all required documents. by the application deadline (Apr 30). Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Please note that the application process via the ICGEB platform is the sole and complete responsibility of ICGEB. ICGEB chooses the questions to ask and their format.

Other Grants
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Additional fellowships and awards are funded, in part, by the generous support of our sponsors. These fellowships cover the registration fee, conference activities, and meals (lunches/dinners) during the conference.

There are four additional fellowship programs, namely, The Company of Biology Travel Awards, RNA Society Travel Awards, Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB) Travel Awards, and the Molecular Biosystems Fellows Program, and they are all grouped under "Other Grants".

These fellowships are available to early-career researchers of any nationality and country of residence, and they all share the same application process, which is essentially the same as that described above for the UNU-BIOLAC fellowships.

To apply, please download this form, follow the instructions, and submit it to [email protected] by the application deadline (Apr 30). Please use "Fellowship Application mbiosys25" as email subject.

Applicants will also need to include an abstract and a letter of support from their current supervisor to the application email. For the abstract, please use this template. The letter of support must be signed and dated by the applicant's current supervisor or lab head, must include their full name, title, and affiliation, and should confirm the student/postdoc status of the applicant.