REGISTRATION FEE GRANTS for students and young researchers

The Foundation Evertéa provides in total 3000 € that will be used for financial support equivalent to registration fee grants to a limited number of students and young researchers from all over the world, who cannot find an alternative source of funding to participate at ICCE 2025. This support will cover the early bird registration fee, including participation in conference sessions (except Satellite Sessions), access to exhibition, welcome reception, coffee and lunch breaks.

Who is eligible?

Eligible candidates for registration fee grants are:

1. PhD students and
2. Early career researchers that earned their PhD in the last 6 years (not earlier than 15th of February 2018).
3. All candidates must be actively involved in the ICCE2025 conference as a presenter of oral or poster presentation. Grants will be personal and can’t be given or transferred to the others.

Documents required for application

• If you are PhD Student you have to provide
  • Proof of the student status (valid ID student card with transcript from registering office showing current enrollment) and
  • Verification letter from their supervisor that you are entitled to present your work at the ICCE2025 in front of the research group led by supervisor
• If you are early career researcher who earned doctorate no longer than 6 years ago you have to provide
  • A copy of PhD degree (diploma), or confirmation from the faculty that they have graduated in defined timeframe.
  • A verification letter from your supervisor or head of department that you are in a status of employment.
• A letter of motivation to participate at ICCE2025 including explanation how attendance to the meeting fits your own academic goals and career plans (max 500 words) and how the grant is essential for the participation.
• Already submitted abstract should be once more uploaded with indication is it oral or poster presentation.

Note: We assure you that all personal documents will be handled with the utmost care and confidentiality.

How the applications will be evaluated?

• The Commission composed from the members of ICCE2025 Scientific committee will evaluate applications. Related to the conflict of interest issues (CoI), we assure you that in the case when the member of Commission has CoI, she/he will step out of the review and be replaced by the other member of ICCE2025 Scientific Committee.
• The criteria for the evaluation that will be applied:
  •  scientific quality,
  • motivation,
  • societal relevance of the candidate’s research and
  • additional criterion, if needed, includes clarity of communication.

Preference will be given to earlier stage researchers.

In order to apply for registration fee grant:

1. Firstly, register for the conference ICCE2025 via webpage.
2. Do NOT send any payment until decision on your application for support is sent to you.
3. Prepare required documents and fill out the Application as soon as you register, by January 25, 2025 17:00 CEST, at the latest.

You will receive the decision by March 15, 2025. Please note that grants will be personal and can’t be given or transferred to the others.