Thesis Awards and Scholarships
SFM supports young researchers
- The French Society of Microbiology (SFM) has set itself the mission of supporting young microbiologists by awarding travel grants to present their work at the congress.
Travel Awards
- 6 SFM grants including a free registration to the congress and reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses to a maximum amount of € 250 (upon proof of expenses)
- Eligibility conditions:
- Persons interested in this measure and wishing to benefit from it should send their request accompanied by their CV to secretariat@sfm-microbiologie.org
- - be a member of the SFM,
- - be under 35 years of age,
- - have an accepted presentation,
- - justify the lack of support from the laboratory on which you depend and the modesty of your own resources.
PhD Thesis Prize
- The SFM will award two PhD thesis prizes at the national congress in October 2019 to young microbiology doctors under 35 years of age who defended their university thesis between June 2018 and June 2019.
- These thesis prizes will be awarded after a selection of six winners to be made by the SFM scientific committee on applications received before June 30, 2019.
- The application file must be prepared:
- Complete application packages must be sent to the following address before 30 June 2019:
secretariat@sfm-microbiologie.org - The six selected nominees will be informed by 31 July 2019. They will be invited to present their work at a dedicated plenary session at the national congress to be held 30 September 30. The laureate of the two best papers will receive the SFM 2019 thesis prize of € 500.
- For the six nominees, registration for the congress will be offered and travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the SFM with a flat-rate reimbursement of € 400. Two years of SFM contributions will also be available.
- - a copy (PDF) of the university thesis defended between June 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019,
- - a cover letter,
- - a covering letter from the thesis director.
For more information: secretariat@sfm-microbiologie.org
To become a Member of SFM: www.sfm-microbiologie.org