IUPAB offers bursaries to individual early career scientists, especially from less well-developed countries as specified by the OECD, to participate in relevant congresses, meetings and workshops. Availability will usually be advertised on the congress/meeting/workshop website.
It is also possible to apply for an IUPAB Bursary to attend a relevant congress/meeting/workshop directly to IUPAB at least 3 months before the event begins. It is anticipated that the outcome of the application will be available within 4 weeks.
The purpose of these bursaries is to promote the mobility of biophysicists and to promote the best Science in the field of biophysics. Applications are invited from young scientists from any country.
Eligible applicants are current PhD students and Postdoctoral fellows who obtained their Ph.D. degree within the last three years.
The travel bursary (up to 1,500 Euros) can be used to pay for:
- the registration fee directly to the conference, meeting or workshop organizers,
- up to 5 nights’ accommodation,
- conference dinner.
Any excess (to be informed to the IUPAB Executive) can be passed to the bursary winner by the organisers as a contribution to travel costs.
For bursaries that are administered by a conference, any excess (with the prior approval of the IUPAB Executive) can be passed to the bursary winner by the organisers as a contribution to travel costs.
The awarding of bursaries will be decided by IUPAB Executive which will have the final say for decisions concerning eligibility, scientific merit of the application and the level of support.
Recipients of an IUPAB Bursary are required to submit a brief report (1 page maximum) describing their achievements during the visit. The report must be received by the IUPAB Secretariat within 2 months of the end of the award. All correspondence will be carried out by email, in English.
To apply, please complete the application form here. Please make sure all sections of the form are completed.
Send your application to IUPAB by June 15th, 2026.