GRANTS & AWARDS

CSBJ Young Investigator Awards

CSBJ sponsors 3 awards for young investigators presenting their work at the XVII International Congress of the SBE:

  • CSBJ Young Investigator Poster Awards: Two awards in total, each valued at 250 EUR.
  • CSBJ Young Investigator Presentation Award: One award valued at 500 EUR.

Best Poster Award of the SCB (Biophysics Section)

Members of the Societat Catalana de Biologia (SCB) attending the XVII International Congress of the SBE who wish to participate in the «Best Poster» award must send the abstract to the Catalan Society of Biology (scb @ iec.cat) and identify their poster with the logos of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and the Societat Catalana de Biologia (SCB).

SBE Grants

The Spanish Biophysical Society (SBE) kindly funds grants (200 €) for young researchers to cover the fee of the XVII International Congress.

Requirements
The applicant must:
• Be a Pre-Doctoral Student at the time of application or a Post-Doctoral Researcher who has obtained the Ph.D. degree less than three years ago.
• Be an Ordinary or Associate Member of SBE.
• Submit an abstract for the Congress.
• Prove meeting attendance.

How to apply
Please submit the following documents in your application:

1. Application Letter (in free format, one A4 page limit, explaining their motivation to attend the meeting).
2. Short CV.
3. Proof of SBE membership.
4. Abstract to be submitted to the Congress as the first author.

Notes
• The award decision announcement will be no later than April 15, 2023.
• Grants will be awarded according to the scientific significance of the application submitted.
• Preference will be given to those applicants who have not received a grant to attend any of the previous SBE Congresses.
• Awardees will not receive more than one grant for attending the XVII International Congress of the Spanish Biophysical Society.
• Awardees will accept the commitment to be SBE member at least until the end of December 2025.

Application Deadline: March 24, 2023
Applications should be sent by email to the SBE Scientific Secretary Douglas Laurents at Douglas4SBE@gmail.com.