Updated 22 March 2012 

ECFS Young Fellows Travel Grant

Young investigators (PhD students, post-docs, or those having graduated within the last 12 months) under the age of 35 are eligible to be considered for an award recognizing the research work contained in their abstract submission. The award scheme is applicable for all the abstract categories. The Scientific Committee of the 2012 Basic Science Conference has, as part of the abstract review process, selected the abstracts they deemed most worthy of this award. 

The award winners:
Pieter Deschaght (BE)
Gerard Higgins (IE)
Carey Hobbs (US)
Jinsei Jung (KR)
Pierre Lesimple (CA)
Stéphanie Moisan (FR)
Jean Tyrrell (IE)

Student Helpers – Free Registration

A limited number of free registrations will be made available for students under the age of 30 who submit an abstract and who are willing to assist at the conference. Tasks include meeting delegates at the airport, assisting at the Registration Desk, assisting invited speakers with presentation preparation, microphone duties during Question/Answer sessions, etc. 

The award winners:
Steven Molinski (CA)
Laurie-Anne Payet (FR)
Vinciane Saint-Criq (IE)
John Sheridan (US)

Vaincre La Mucovisidose - Travel Grants

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The French CF association, Vaincre La Mucovisidose, has generously agreed to sponsor up to six travel grants (up to 250 Euro) to French PhD students, post-Docs,  or those having graduated within the last 12 months and under the age of 35, who submit an abstract to the conference.  The grants will be awarded based on the merit of the research work contained in the abstract. 

The award winners:
Nathalie Benz
Julie Beucher
Clément Boinot
Anna Kupniewska
Manon Ruffin
Laura Vachel 

Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation

 Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation

 

A limited number of free registrations will be made available for students under the age of 35 who submit an abstract.  The grant is generously provided by the Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, and the grants have been awarded based on the merit of the research work contained in the abstract. 

The award winners:
Valentino Bezzerri (IT)
Paul Eckford (CA)
Mathieu Kerbiriou (FR)
Maela Tebon (IT)
Valeria Tomati (IT)

Cystic Fibrosis Trust - Travel Grants

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"We are pleased to announce that we are again able to offer Conference Travel Grants to Young Researchers in the UK attending the ECFS Basic Science Conference 2012 in France.  These grants will only be available to those Researchers who have abstracts accepted.  The closing date for Applications is 16 March 2012.

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