FEMS - an introduction

What are the Investing in Scienceaims of FEMS?

A community of Editors and reviewers fromacross the globe support all of our publications.
Their efforts underpin our ability to deliver ourother charitable activities: every year we award
hundreds of thousands of euros to help meetingsorganizers and early career researchers bringexperts and earlier career scientists together.

Building Communities
To create a positive impact, science, industry andsociety need to work together. From specialist
groups in emerging topics to advocacy groups
promoting public policy, communities are at thebasis of developments in microbiology. We arededicated to help develop communities and totear down whatever boundaries limit them.

FEMS – an introduction

Who are we?

More than 50
member societies
across all aspects ofmicrobiology.

Over 30,000
microbiologists –researchers, educators,
and practitioners ingeneral and applied
microbiology.

Editors, reviewers,
ambassadors andvolunteers fromaround the world, aBoard of Directors anda small team in Delft.

FEMS – an introduction

“Connecting European microbiologists,appreciating their diversity, andencouraging that diversity is really what
FEMS is good at and what we will keepon doing.”
Matthew Harvey,
Managing Director
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Meet our Journals
FEMSJOURNALS.COM

FEMS publishes 7 scientificjournals, covering the full spectrumof microbiology. The journals focus
on fair and thorough peer review
by experts in the field, and rapid
publication of research articles.

FEMS is committed to publishing high-quality
scientific research that is accessible andmore easily shared across borders. As a notfor-profit organization, FEMS reinvests its
journal revenues into science, by supporting
microbiologists - in particular Early Career
Scientists, by recognizing and awarding
excellent individuals and initiatives, and byorganizing events to bring scientists together.

FEMS – an introduction

OUR CONGRESSESThe FEMS Congresses are the only
scientific meetings at European andinternational level providing a uniqueforum for interdisciplinary dialogue anddiscussion between microbiological
specialties ranging from basic research
to applied and across all sectors –academic, policy, educational andcommunications.

FEMS Grants
Every year we support meeting organizers and early career researchersand enable experts to share ideas and promote excellence in science.
Members of FEMS Member Societies can apply for research and training
grants and grants for assistance when organizing or attending a meeting.
Some of these societies have international membership and we also havea (Congress Attendance) Grant for which you do not need to be amember.

FEMS – an introduction

FEMS Grants
Research and Training Grants
Assist early career scientists to pursue research and training at a European host institution in a country other than their own.
Support is offered up to a maximum of € 4,000.

Meeting Attendance Grants
Enable early career scientists to attend meetings worldwide to network, collaborate and keep abreast of new developments intheir field. Support is available up to a maximum of € 600.

Meeting Organizer Grants
Support conferences, laboratory workshops and training courses within Europe. The maximum amount provided is € 15,000. A
minimum of 60% of the award must be used to support the attendance of early career scientists.

Congress Attendance Grants
FEMS provides grants for Early Career Scientists to support their attendance at a FEMS Congress. Each grant provides a waiver ofthe registration fee. These grants are also open for scientists that are not a member of a FEMS Member Society.

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Irene Pèrez, University of Zaragoza, Spain received a
Research and Training Grant to work at the Integrated
Mycobacterial Pathogenomics Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris,France.
“Thanks to the Research and Training Grant, I did a 3-month internship at theInstitute Pasteur, Paris. The grant allowed me to expand my knowledge intuberculosis research and learn new techniques that will complement myprofessional training. It gave me the opportunity to collaborate with one of theleading groups in tuberculosis research that has a deep experience in genetics
and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
I highly encourage young researchers to apply for this grant and benefit from theexchange with other international groups that will enrich their personal andprofessional career.”

FEMS – an introduction

FEMS initiative: the European Academy of Microbiology
Over 150 renown
Europeanmicrobiologists
Engaged in FEMS
conferences and journals

Initiated to amplify thevoice of microbiology

Representing all fields ofmicrobiologyOrganizing a symposium
at each FEMS Congress

FEMS – an introduction

Feel welcome to join our community
fems-microbiology.org

FEMS – an introduction