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This page presents information for current ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses organizers and for scientists interested in applying for funding to organize an event as part of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses programme.

The latest guidelines, application and reporting forms (see the ‘Downloads for Course Organizers’ section below), and the can be accessed from this page. Please contact [email protected] for any queries.

Applying for funding for a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Course

With the key goal of fostering training and mobility of young scientists within Europe, the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses Committee invites individuals or groups with a proven scientific track record on the event topic to apply for funds to organize lecture courses, workshops, practical courses with strong hands-on elements, or larger Special Meetings, as part of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses programme.

Important points for prospective organizers are summarized below but for full details please refer to the latest ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses Guidelines. Please note that the guidelines for Round 2 will be updated shortly and shared on this page.

Deadlines for applications

There are two rounds of applications each year, both for courses delivered the year after. Round 1 of the 2027 call has a 1 March 2026 deadline. Round 2 of the 2027 call has a 1 September 2026 deadline. Please note however that applications for Joint ¹û¶³´«Ã½/EMBO Lecture Courses can only be submitted at the 1 March deadline each year. Important update: the timeline of the new Joint ¹û¶³´«Ã½/IUBMB Advanced Courses has been extended to Round 2 (i.e., organizers can still send applications to this new course type by 1 September 2026).

Funding

The maximum course grants available for the different types of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses are currently as follows: ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Practical Courses, €20,000; ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Combined Practical and Lecture Courses, €20,000; ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Workshops, €20,000; ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Lecture Courses, €25,000; Joint ¹û¶³´«Ã½/EMBO Lecture Courses, €30,000; Joint ¹û¶³´«Ã½/IUBMB Advanced Courses, up to €40,000; ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Special Meeting, €40,000.

As part of their application, organizers of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses can also request funds to support the attendance of a number of PhD students and postdoctoral fellows at the courses.

Course timing

¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses should normally not be scheduled to take place around the annual ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, as specified in the guidelines for each type of course. In 2027, the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress will take place 3–7 July 2027 (Riga, Latvia).

Applications procedure

To be eligible for evaluation by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses Committee, proposals must fully comply with the latest ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses Guidelines (see section above). All applications must be submitted through the , using standard forms available from the ‘Downloads for Course Organizers’ list below (please ensure you use the correct and up to date forms).

Reporting ON A ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ADVANCED COurse

Three months after the course, scientific, financial, and participant reports need to be uploaded to the (or emailed to ¹û¶³´«Ã½ if there are queries), for monitoring of effective and proper use of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ funds and to help with continual improvements of  the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses Programme. Further details on reporting are given in the guidelines. The report templates are available from the ‘Downloads for Course Organizers’ list below but please note the survey and the Participation Statistics and Evaluation Summary reports can be automatically generated from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ course websites. (Note: the Participation Statistics template will be added to this webpage shortly.)