Description
The EFEM award program was successfully launched for the first time in Oct 2024 after long discussions to create a strategy for it. As a member of the Award Committee (4 members), I contributed to the launch of a new Award Committee to create the eligibility criteria of the awards, the regulations on how to assess the applications and manage the awards for a travel grant to present the work in anatomical meetings or for a scientific mission of a PhD student or young researcher in EfEM-related area. The European Federation of Experimental Morphology (EFEM) was pleased to announce the launch of its annual grant award competition in Oct 2024. We invite applicants on EFEM website to apply for monetary grants to support their participation in scientific meetings or to perform research activities such as training at a different institution.
The Award Committee is responsible for supporting the participation in scientific meetings and/or to perform research activities such as training at a different institution. EFEM will award one grant per year in each category. Grants will amount to 700 € for travel to scientific meetings and 1000 € for research/training activities.
The European Federation of Experimental Morphology (EFEM) is pleased to announce the launch of its annual grant award competition. We invite applicants to apply for monetary grants to support their participation in scientific meetings or to perform research activities such as training at a different institution.
EFEM will award one grant per year in each category. Grants will amount to 700 € for travel to scientific meetings and 1000 € for research/training activities.
Applications will open on 1st October 2024 for events and activities in 2025. All submissions must be made at least two months in advance of the planned event or activity.
APPLICATION CRITERIA:
Applications for travel grants to present work at a conference/congress
Assessment by the award panel will be based on:
1. Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
2. Significance of the submitted abstract
3. Relevance of the conference or congress to the field of experimental morphology
4. Applicant must hold a minimum of one year’s full membership in a society affiliated with EFEM
5. The conference date must be at least two months after the application submission date
6. Preference will be given to work presented as an oral communication.
Applications for research activities/training
Assessment by the award panel will be based on:
1. Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
2. Relevance of the work programme to the purpose of training
3. An acceptance letter from the host organization/institution
4. Applicant must have held membership in a society affiliated with EFEM for at least one year
5. The duration of the training visit should be at least 1 week
6. Preference will be given to placements where the PI at the host institution is also a member of a society affiliated with EFEM.
CONDITIONS OF THE AWARD:
For Travel Grants
Grantees must submit a report of the activity, along with a certificate of attendance, no later than one month after the meeting.
For Research Activities / Training
Grantees must submit a report of the activity, attested by the PI of the host laboratory, no later than one month after the end of the training period.
In both cases, the grant will be issued after the award panel has received and reviewed the report.
AWARD COMMITTEE
Maria Alexandra Brito, Full Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Member of the Portuguese Anatomical Society – Coordinator.
Emma Louise Bailey, Anatomy BSc Programme Lead and Lecturer at the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Member of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Eiman Abdel Meguid, MSc in Clinical Anatomy Programme Lead, Racial Equity Champion and Reader at the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast and Member of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Jailenne I. Quiñones-Rodríguez, Assistant Professor of Anatomical Sciences at the Clinical Anatomy Department, Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Member of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Applications were open on 1st October 2024 for events and activities in 2025. All submissions must be made at least two months in advance of the planned event or activity.
| Period | Jul 2024 → … |
|---|---|
| Held at | Member of the Award Committee of the European Federation for Experimental Morphology |
| Degree of Recognition | International |