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¹û¶³´«Ã½ Youth Travel (YTF) Fund Grants support participation at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses of PhD students and postdoctoral scientists from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ area (countries with a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society).

In addition, IUBMB Transcontinental Youth Travel Fund (Trans-YTF) Grants may be offered by some ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses as a result of support from the , for participation of scientists from outside the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ area in these courses.

Information for applicants

For details of grants available for a particular ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses (AC), and how to apply, please check the relevant course website as they become available: the value of the awards will vary between courses, and applications are made to the  individual course organizers via their course website.

Eligibility criteria

The eligibility criteria for ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YTF Grants and IUBMB Trans-YTF Grants are as follows, and only in exceptional circumstances may any of these conditions be waived.

For ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YTF Grant applicants:

• The applicant should not be older than 35, should be registered as a PhD student at an institute of higher learning in a country where there is a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society (i.e., within the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ area) or should be a postdoctoral scientist within five years of having completed a PhD thesis, working in a country where there is a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society.
• The applicant must be a member of a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society and must provide evidence of membership.
• The applicant must not have received a grant from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to attend a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ AC in the current year or previous year, nor a bursary to attend the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress in the current year, nor a grant to attend the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Young Scientists’ Forum (¹û¶³´«Ã½ YSF) in the current year.
• The applicant cannot be a resident of the country where the course will be held.
• Young scientists from the organizers’ laboratories are not eligible for ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YTF Grants.
• The total number of meeting awards the applicant has previously received from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ (¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress bursary, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YSF grant, and ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YTF award for previous ¹û¶³´«Ã½ AC) may also be taken into consideration in the selection.

For IUBMB Trans-YTF Grant applicants:

• The IUBMB Trans-YTF Grant awardee should work and have current residence in a country that has an but does not have a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society (i.e., outside the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ area).
• The applicant should not be older than 35, should be registered as a PhD student at an institute of higher learning in a country where there is an IUBMB-adhering body but not a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society, or should be a postdoctoral scientist within five years of having completed a PhD thesis, working in a country where there is an IUBMB-adhering body but not a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society.
• The applicant must be a member of an IUBMB-adhering body and must provide evidence of membership.
• The applicant should not have received a grant from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to attend a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ AC in the current year or previous year, nor a bursary to attend the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress in the current year, nor a grant to attend the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Young Scientists’ Forum in the current year.
• Awards will only be made to support travel from the applicant’s current country of residence to the country hosting the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ AC. The applicant must have resided in their country of residence for at least six months before applying for the grant.
• Young scientists from the organizers’ laboratories are not eligible for IUBMB Trans-YTF Grants.

Information for 2026 Course Organizers

As part of their application to the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses, organizers can apply to ¹û¶³´«Ã½ for additional funds towards ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YTF Grants to support participation in their course of PhD students and postdoctoral scientists from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ area. From the funds received by ¹û¶³´«Ã½, organizers decide the number and amount of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YTF Grants for their course. The amount can be less than the registration fee and will not exceed €800 per person. Organizers can decide to include a contribution towards travel (not to exceed €200 per person) in the total grant. For each course, the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YTF Grant recipients will receive an equal amount of support.

Organizers can also request in their course applications one IUBMB Trans-YTF Grant to assist participation of a young scientist from outside the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ area. These are for a maximum of 2,000 USD per person and cover the full registration fee, including accommodation and meals. The remainder of the funds can contribute towards travel costs. Please note that up to ten IUBMB Trans-YTF Grants may be funded each year across all approved courses.

Organizer should select grant candidates based on merit and the eligibility criteria described above. The application procedure for the grants, the deadlines, the required information, and the eligibility criteria (linking to this page for reference) should be clearly explained on the course website. The applicants should send their completed grant applications, proof of eligibility, and any other required documents (e.g., a CV and recommendation letter), to the organizer by the deadline announced. Please note that applicants CVs may be shared with IUBMB to finalize the selection of the IUBMB Trans-YTF Grants.

Organizer of courses in 2026 should submit the list of selected candidates to ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Treasury with sufficient time before the start of the course to allow eligibility checks and communication with candidates.

Please note that in the 2027 call these grants will become ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Registration Grants and only cover the registration fee, fully or partially (i.e., without a travel component).