General information
FESPB AWARDS TO YOUNG EUROPEAN PLANT SCIENTISTS
The FESPB Awards are the Federation’s most prestigious awards. Two FESPB Awards are awarded by FESPB during the next Plant Biology Europe Congresses to two young scientists selected by the FESPB Awards Committee from nominations put forward by each of the constituent Societies of the FESPB.
Winners are sponsored to attend the PBE 2025 Congress (free fees and hotel). Furthermore, they also receive a prize and a certificate. Prizes are usually donated by two prestigious journals, Journal of Plant Physiology and the Journal of Experimental Botany. The winners are asked to give a talk at the Congress.
The candidates for 2025 FESPB award edition, must have completed his/her PhD no more than six years before the start of the Congress (parental leaves are considered in calculating this period).
The candidates have to use the application and nomination forms. They must be sent to Prof. Isabel Diaz and Laura de Gara by email (i.diaz@upm.es; l.degara@unicampus.it ). Please, indicate in the mail object “FESPB Award candidacy”.
The deadline for submitting candidacy is May 15th.