Call for ITC Conference Grants

Objectives

The Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grants (ITC Conference Grants) are aimed at supporting Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) < 40 years old  and PhD students from participating Inclusiveness Target Countries (IT1)¹ to attend international scientific meetings related to the topic of the Action, meetings that are not organized by this COST Action.

¹ ITC currently participating in CA19105: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey

Eligibility criteria

• ITC Conference Grants are exclusively reserved for PhD students and YRIs engaged in an official research programme and primary affiliated in an institution located in an ITC.
• The applicants are obliged to have an oral or poster presentation at the conference, and must be listed in the official programme of the event.
• The main subject of presentation must be on the topic of the Action and provide an acknowledge to the COST as follows: This work was supported by an ITC Conference Grant from the COST Action CA19105 Stratagem.
• Attendance at European meetings is preferred. However, conferences held elsewhere can also be considered. In addition, the Core Group of Management Committee (MC) may indicate meetings of particular interest for the Action, for which the representation from ITC will be encouraged.

When to apply

There are 3 calls for grants: 10.12.2021 – 15.02.2022; 15.03 – 30.04.2022; 15.05 – 30.06.2022.

Depending on the remaining budget, one more call would be possible.

Applications have to be sent within these time frames and will be evaluated within one week. Upon acceptance, positively evaluated applications will be supported within the available budget according to Application evaluation criteria and points scored.

For further inquiries please contact the ITC CG Coordinator Dr. Snjezana Petrovic (snjezana.petrovic@imi.bg.ac.rs)
https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19105/#tabs|Name:overview

How to apply

• Applications are made through on-line application form available here.
• Applicants must read funding rules detailed in Section 9 of the COST Vademecum.
• Applicants must create e-COST profile at https://e-services.cost.eu
• After registration, applicants can initiate the application by pressing “Create Conference Grant Request”
  https://www.cost.eu/Inclusiveness-Target-Countries-Conference-Grants-userguide.pdf
• The submitted ITC Conference Grant application form (downloadable when the on-line application is submitted – see first point above).
• Required Information: Applicant details, Conference details (the end day must be before 10th of October 2022), Bank details, Financial support, supporting documents.
• Required supporting documents: Curriculum vitae, short description of your involvement in the Action, letter which confirms acceptance³ of your presentation, copy of the submitted abstract.
• The application should be submitted at least 30 days before conference start date. The notification from e-COST will be received to confirm the submission.

³ Grant application can be submitted before the Letter of acceptance of the abstract received. If so, the applicant provide written statement that the Letter of acceptance will be delivered to the ITC CG Coordinator immediately upon arrival.

The final decision on the Grant application acceptance or rejection will be made only when the Letter of acceptance received.

Evaluation

The Action^’s MC delegated the evaluation of the ITC Conference Grant applications to ITC Grant Committee composed by the ITC Grant Coordinator Snjezana Petrovic (snjezana.petrovic@imi.bg.ac.rs), and 5 ITC Grant Committee members: Lejla Alic (lejla.alic@mf.unsa.ba), Maria Balazova (maria.balazova@savba.sk), Thierry Durand (thierry.durand@umontpellier.fr), Toni Petan (toni.petan@ijs.si), Ottar Rolfsson (ottarr@hi.is).

The evaluation of each received ITC Conference Grant application will be performed by the ITC Conference Grant Coordinator and at least two other ITC Conference Grant Committee members. Final decision will be made by the Grant Awarding Coordinator.

Application evaluation criteria:

• Curriculum vitae of the applicant (0-3)
• Relevance to the CA19105 goals (0-3)
• International conference in a country other than the applicant’s country (2)
• International conference in the applicant’s country (1)
• Oral presentation (2)
• Poster presentation (1)

Financial support

The ITC Conference Grant is a fixed financial contribution which takes into account the outcome of the evaluation of the application, the duration and location of the venue, the budget request of the applicant and the available budget for ITC Conference Grants. The ITC Conference Grant do not necessarily cover all of the expenses related to participating in a selected meeting.

The calculation of the financial contribution for each ITC Conference Grant will respect the following criteria:

• Up to a maximum of EUR 160 per day can be afforded for accommodation and meal expenses
• Up to a maximum EUR 500 can be claimed for the conference fees
• Up to EUR 2500 in total can be approved to for each successful applicant

The applicant needs to provide documentary evidence of the conference fee amount.

When accommodation and meal expenses are supported by the hosting institution as a part of the provisions offered in their conference package, the amount for subsistence afforded to each eligible participant must be deducted from the Grant.

Reporting and payment

The ITC Conference Grant grantee has 30 calendar days from the end date of the mission to submit a scientific report (template at: http://www.cost.eu/ITC conference grant report template ). The Certificate of Participation or copy of the programme showing the applicant’s contribution, should be provided as an annex. The submission of the report is mandatory, failure to comply will result in cancellation of the Grant.

Payment of the grant is subject to approval of the report by the ITC Conference Grant Coordinator.

Others

The detailed regulations and procedures are available in the COST Vademecum:  https://www.cost.eu/uploads/2021/10/COST-094-21-Annotated-Rules-for-COST-Actions-Level-C-2021-11-01-1.pdf

Here are the EpiLipidNET templates for official communications: poster, slides, and letterhead

The list of Conferences

Here are proposed some conference in the thematic domain of the CA19105. It needs to be stressed, that ITC Conferences Grant applications are not limited to that list, the Applications which do not relate to the listed conferences will also be considered.

1. 16th International Conference on Lipid Science and Technology (ICLST 2022), January 25-26, 2022, Paris, France
2. Canadian Lipids and Proteins Conference, organized by the Canadian Section of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (CAOCS). February 4–5, 2022, On-line
3. 2022 Scientific Meeting of the Quebec Society for Lipid, Nutrition and Metabolism (SQLNM), the Cardiometabolic health, diabetes and Obesity (CMDO) Research Network and the Colossus Congress, February 9-11, 2022, On-line
4. ASBMB Deuel Conference on Lipids. Location, location, location: How lipid trafficking impacts cell signaling and metabolism, March 1-4, 2022, Monterey, CA, USA
5. 10th International Singapore Lipid Symposium (On site/online)- iSLS, March 8th–10th, 2022https://sling.sg/news-events/isls/
6. 3rd Immuno-Metabolic Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis Conference (IMMA22), May 1 – 4, 2022, Riviera Maya, Mexico
7. Annual Congress on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Healthcare, May 4-5, 2022, Bangkok, Thailand
8. 4th International Symposium on Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidants, May 22-25, 2022, Vigo, Spain
9. ICLSMB 2022: 16. International Conference on Lipid Science and Molecular Biology, May 26-27, 2022, Barcelona, Spain
10. Joint FEBS/EMBO Lecture Course: Lipids, proteins and their interactions in organelle biology May 29 – June 4, 2022, Spetses Island, Greece
11. Yeast Lipid Conference (YLC), June 1-3, 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden
12. Lipoprotein Metabolism Gordon Research Conference (GRC), June 5- 10, 2022, Waterville Valley, NH, USA
13. International Student Congress Of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS 2022), June 8-10, 2022, Groningen, Netherlands
14. 6th Nordic Lipidforum Academy, June 8-12, 2022, Alesund, Norway
15. 31st Nordic Lipidforum Symposium, June 12-15, 2022, Alesund, Norway
16. Congress SISSG 2022, Edible oils and fats: Innovation and sustainability in production and control, June 15-17, 2022, Perugia, Italy
17. 20^th International Sunflower Conference, 19-23 June, 2022, Novi Sad, Serbia
18. Metabolomics 2022, the 18th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society, June 19-23, 2022, Valencia, Spain
19. 3^rd International Conference on Food Bioactives and Health, June 21-24, 2022, Parma, Italy
20. 8^th European Workshop on Lipid Mediators (8EWLM), Karolinska Institute, June 29- July 1, 2022, Stockholm, Sweden
21. 25^th International Symposium on Plant Lipids, July 10-15, 2022, Grenoble, France
22. Lipidomics and Decoding Life: From the Technology and Biology Landscapes to Clinical Adaptation, August 7 – 12, 2022, Newry, ME, USA
23. XXVI EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2022), August 29 – September 2, 2022, Basel, Switzerland
24. Don S. Frederickson Lipid Research Conference, formerly the Southeast Lipid Research Conference (SELRC), September 8-10, 2022, Durham, NC, USA
25. ICLCM 2022: 16. International Conference on Lipid Chemistry and Metabolism, September 16-17, 2022, Zurich, Switzerland
26. 17th GERLI Lipidomics Meeting, Lipids: from membrane dynamics to signaling, November 6-9, 2022, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France