The Young Scientist Forum (YSF) was initiated by FEBS in 2001 to provide PhD students and young postdoctoral fellows of the FEBS Constituent Society with opportunities to meet, make friends as well as to discuss scientific affairs and career development in a friendly and informal atmosphere. Preceding the annual FEBS Congress, the YSF is traditionally organized by local PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. During the course of years, the YSF has now developed from a satellite meeting into a real hallmark of the Annual FEBS Congress.

PhD students and post doctoral fellows are welcome to apply for the meeting. Over 100 young scientists will be selected. The accepted applicants will be covered by a grant for the YSF meeting as well as for the accommodation and the conference fee at the FEBS Congress 2011. Travel grants are also included.

The YSF2011 Organizing Committee is looking forward to receiving your application and to welcoming you in Torino.

As YSF2011 is funded by FEBS and intended for young scientists, applicants have to meet certain criteria to be eligible for participation:

• All applicants must submit an abstract as the first author.
• The applicant should be, or have been a student at an institution of higher education in a country where there is a FEBS Constituent Society or in a country that is a FEBS Associated Member;
• The applicant should either be a PhD student or a postdoctoral fellow within 5 years after obtaining his/her PhD.
• The applicant must be a member of a FEBS Constituent Society or FEBS Associated Member.
• The applicant must not have previously attended a FEBS YSF meeting.
• The applicant should not have received a grant from the Youth Travel Fund to attend an Advanced Course in the current year.

For more information on FEBS memberships please visit http://www.febs.org where you will find the list of countries that have a FEBS Constituent Society or that are FEBS Associated Members as well as contact information.

If you do not have a valid FEBS membership, please contact a corresponding organization in your country of origin.

When applying for the YSF you will automatically be considered for the FEBS congress as well. If your application for the YSF is not successful and you still want to apply to the FEBS congress, you will be allowed to apply at the later date of March 31 with the lowest registration fee.