FESPB Awards to Young European Scientists

Travel Grants for Students from Central and Eastern Europe

The Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology (FESPB) is proud for the FESPB Awards, which are awarded at its bi-annual FESPB Congress to two young scientists under the age of 35, for excellence in their scientific achievements. They are the Federation’s most prestigious awards.

Eligible for application are all young Plant Biologists from all European Countries under the age of 35 at the start of the FESPB2008 Congress. All applications from each country will be evaluated by the respective constituent Society and the best candidate (one per country) will be sent to the Chairperson of Grants & Awards Committee, Prof. Christine Foyer.  Thus, each National Representative from each Country is asked to propose one candidate for the 2008 Awards.

The FESPB Grants & Awards Committee will then evaluate all applications and will select the two FESPB Award winners, who must be under the age of 35, at the start of the Congress.
Applications  [Nomination Forms (see below), Recommendation Letter  and Curriculum Vitae (see below)] must be sent electronically, by regular mail or courier before 31 January 2008 to the following address:

Professor CHRISTINE FOYER
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Agriculture Building,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU, England.
Tel: 44 (0) 191 2226932
Fax: 44 (0) 191 2227811
E-mail: christine.foyer@newcastle.ac.uk

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The Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology will support post-graduate students from member countries in Central and Eastern Europe to attend the 2008 FESPB Congress in Tampere, Finland. Thirty grants will be available on a competitive basis. Each award will provide up to EURO 600 towards 6 nights basic hotel accommodation and standard class travel costs by bus/train/air between Tampere, Finland and their town of residence. In addition, registration costs will be paid by FESPB directly to the Organizing Committee. The travel costs will be reclaimable at the Congress from the Treasurer of FESPB, Professor Heinz Rennenberg or from the Organizing Committee of the Congress on presentation of receipts and tickets.

Applicants should be registered at a European University as graduate students (masters or doctorate) in Plant Biology. They should also be residents in one of the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Serbia/Montenegro.
Successful applicants will be expected to arrange their own travel using a local travel agent. They will also be responsible for booking their own accommodation either through their local travel agent or through the Accommodation Booking Form to be found on the website of the Congress. Successful applicants will also be expected to present poster papers.

Applicants should send:

(i)    Completed Application Form,
(ii)    Curriculum vitae
(iii)    Signed letter of recommendation from supervisor or other senior academic and
(iv)    Proposed poster Abstract

before 15 February 2008 by airmail post to:


 
Prof. ANNA RYCHTER
Institute of Experimental Plant Biology
Warsaw University, ul. Miecznikowa 1
02-096 Warszawa, Poland
Tel.:+ 48 22 55 43 005, 55 43 008; Fax:+ 48 22 55 42 022
E-mail: anna@rychter.com

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