FEMS Visiting Scientist Grants

General

1. FEMS provides a limited fund for Visiting Scientist Grants to support special, scientific, microbiology meetings within the European Area (which are not supported with a FEMS Meeting Grant).
2. One Visiting Scientist Grant can be awarded for one outstanding European scientist per meeting.
3. The Visiting Scientist to be supported can not be from the same country where the meeting takes place.
4. The maximum of the grant is 600 EUR, the minimum 300 EUR.

Application

1. The meeting organiser seeking Visiting Scientist Grant should submit:
• Application/request to the FEMS Central office; 
• Deadlines: December 1st, June 15th;
• General and budgetary information and full programme with a list of speakers;
• Endorsement by the FEMS Delegate of the host country;
• Complete list of publications of the visiting scientist;
• CV of the visiting scientist;
• Presentation (title/abstract) of the Visiting Scientist.

Obligations

1. The Visiting Scientist will be provided with a claim form. This form should be completed and send to the FEMS Central Office. Payment will be made, after approval of the grant.
2. The meeting organiser will send a meeting report to FEMS Central Office within 30 days after the meeting took place, regarding Visiting Scientist attendance and contribution.

The regulations are also available electronically: Visiting Scientist Grant Regulations