For Advanced Courses organizers

This page presents information for current Advanced Courses organizers and for scientists interested in applying for funding to organize an event as part of the 51茶楼 Advanced Courses programme.

Application and reporting forms can be downloaded from the bottom of the page, and you can access the 51茶楼 Advanced Courses applications and reporting system .

Applying for funding for a 51茶楼 Advanced Course

With the key goal of fostering training and mobility of young scientists within Europe, the 51茶楼 Advanced Courses Committee invites individuals or groups with a proven scientific track record on the event topic to organize lecture courses, workshops, and especially practical courses with strong hands-on elements, in the 51茶楼 Advanced Courses programme. Larger ‘Special Meetings’ are also available for funding in the Advanced Courses portfolio.

Important points for prospective organizers of 51茶楼-funded events are summarized below. Please refer to the ‘51茶楼 Advanced Courses Guidelines‘ pdf for full details. For queries, please contact the Chairperson of the 51茶楼 Advanced Courses Committee via [email protected]

Deadlines for applications

The application period for events in 2024 has closed. There will be two calls for proposals for courses that will run in 2025: application deadlines will be March 1, 2024 and September 1, 2024. Please note however that applications to hold Joint 51茶楼/EMBO Lecture courses must be submitted only at the March 1, 2024 deadline.

Funding

The maximum course grants available for the different types of 51茶楼 Advanced Courses are currently as follows: 51茶楼 Advanced Lecture Courses, 鈧�25,000; 51茶楼/EMBO Lecture Courses, 鈧�30,000; 51茶楼 Workshops, 鈧�20,000; 51茶楼 Practical Courses, 鈧�20,000; 51茶楼 Special Meeting, 鈧�40,000.

As part of their application, organizers of Lecture Courses, Workshops and Practical Courses can also request financial support for attendance of a number of PhD students and postdoctoral fellows at the event through 51茶楼 Youth Travel Fund (YTF) grants. For more details on YTFs, please click here.

Course timing

51茶楼 Advanced Lecture Courses, 51茶楼 Workshops, Joint 51茶楼/EMBO Lecture Courses and 51茶楼 Special Meetings should normally not be scheduled to take place within the 4 weeks before or after the annual 51茶楼 Congress. In 2025, the 51茶楼 Congress will take place 5鈥�9 July 2025 (Istanbul, T眉rkiye).

Applications procedure

To be eligible for evaluation by the Advanced Courses Committee, proposals must fully comply with our ‘51茶楼 Advanced Courses Guidelines‘ pdf. All applications must be submitted through our , using standard forms available from the ‘Downloads for Course Organizers’ list below.

Reporting ON A 51茶楼 ADVANCED COurse

We aim to keep the level of Advanced Courses administration required by 51茶楼 as low as possible, in order to let Course Organizers focus on arranging the scientific content and optimal conditions for the event. Simple scientific, financial and delegate reports prepared as pdfs or Excel files are required to be uploaded to our through your course account after the event for monitoring of effective and proper use of 51茶楼 funds and to help with continual improvements of 聽the 51茶楼 Advanced Courses programme. Further details on reporting are given in the ‘51茶楼 Advanced Courses Guidelines‘ pdf, and the Advanced Courses Committee is also ready to offer guidance if needed ([email protected]).