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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page56.asp" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Advanced Fellowship</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page54.asp" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Research Fellowship</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page55.asp" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Overview of Awarded Fellows</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page19.asp" target="_blank">FEMS Meeting Grants</a><u></u><u></u></span></h1>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">FEMS supports selected meetings within the European Area with a Meeting Grant. Scientific conferences, laboratory workshops,
and training courses will be considered for such support.The maximum amount of a Meeting Grant is EUR 15 000. The Meeting Grant may only be used to support the attendance of:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Young Scientists (minimum of 60% and a maximum of 80% of total grant value) and
<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Invited Speakers (minimum of 20% and a maximum of 40% of total grant value)
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On special request by the organisers and upon approval by the Grants Secretary, a total grant amount can be used to support
young scientists only.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Deadline: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">FEMS Central Office should receive the completed application form
<u>latest by March 1 of the year preceding that in which the meeting takes place</u>.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page64.asp" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">FEMS Meeting Attendance Grants</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></h1>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FEMS provides Meeting Attendance Grants to young European scientists wishing to attend microbiology meetings that
are not supported by a FEMS Meetings Grant. <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The maximum amount of a Meeting Attendance Grant is EUR 600, the minimum EUR 250. Meeting Attendance Grants may
support attendance at meetings worldwide but preference will be given for meetings within the European area.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">Deadlines:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 1, for attendance at meetings opening between May 1-September 30.
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<h1 style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page174.asp" target="_blank">FEMS National & Regional Congresses Grants</a><u></u><u></u></span></h1>
<h2 style="margin-top:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Objective <u></u><u></u></span></h2>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">Starting in 2011, FEMS will provide start-up grants to support National or Regional Microbiological Congresses.
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Annual budget for these grants is 30.000 EUR.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">Start-up grant can be used by the organizers in any respect that supports successful organization of the meetings.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">Minimum of Start-up grant is 1.000 EUR and maximum is 3.000 EUR. The grant amount depends on the number of the society members
and expected participants at the congress:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">50 to 200 participants; 1.000 Euros.
<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">200 to 500 participants; 2.000 Euros.
<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">500 participants or more; 3.000 Euros.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">FEMS Central Office should receive the completed application form latest by the deadlines:
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<u>December 15th (for congresses between January 1st - June 30th) and <br>
June 1st (for congresses between July 1st - December 30th).<u></u><u></u></u></span></p>
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