Conferences Grants

The EPS makes grants available to conference organizers to allow for the participation of young scientists in their meeting who otherwise would not be able to attend. Only EPS Sponsored and Europhysics Conferences are eligible. The maximum grant per conference is Euro 1,000.

Conditions for participation

Organizers of recognized (“Sponsored” and “Europhysics”) conferences.

Recipients of the grants should not normally have received their PhD more than 6 years (or equivalent) prior to the application and present a contribution, studying or working at a European institution or demonstrating economic need.

Conference organizers are required to include the EPS logo on conference advertising material, and include any advertising material from the EPS into the conference bag.

The conference organizers give an amount, not exceeding Euro 350.-, to each recipient to support travel and local expenses, and agree to waive registration fees. The organizers are obliged to send the contact information of the recipients prior to EPS sending the grant.

Conference organizers are obliged to send a report giving an overview of the conference.

Selection procedure & criteria

EPS Sponsored and Europhysics Conferences are eligible to receive a number of grants based on the expected number of participants and need of the particular meeting. A simple email requesting an EPS conference grant, indicating the expected number of participants and the number of grants requested is all that is necessary to apply.

Time period

Applications may be made at any time, normally at least 6 months prior to the start of the conference. The decision process requires approximately 2 months.

Applications should be sent to the EPS Secretariat via email.