Professor Helene Matras Congress Scholarship

Professor Helene Matras Congress Scholarships

These scholarships made on a competitive basis on the recommendation of the Endowment Committee are designed to support Trainee Members of EACMFS from the Eastern European Countries (and those who have successfully completed training as specialists within three years of the date of application) in their participation in the 28th Congress in Athens (15-18th September 2026).

Applicants should be members for at least one year and reside/work inside the confines of Europe.

THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD OF €500 SHOULD BE USED FOR THE REGISTRATION FEE.

Candidates should have submitted an abstract for the presentation of a paper or poster in the main scientific programme and a copy of this and its acceptance is required with the application.

Each applicant should submit a curriculum vitae highlighting career aspirations and contributions already made to the specialty together with the aims, objectives and the gains anticipated from participation in the Congress.

Deadline – 30th June (Congress years only)

Trainee Members of the EACMFS from the following Eastern European Countries are eligible for the Scholarship:

Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Kosovo, Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine

IMPORTANT: Applications may be submitted for only one of the following per calendar year:

• Professor John Lowry Congress Scholarship (available Congress years only)
• Professor Helene Matras Congress Scholarship (available Congress years only)
• Hugo Obwegeser Travelling Scholarship
• Rosalind Dancygier Travelling Fellowship

However, applications may also be submitted for concurrent consideration for the Leibinger Award (Congress years only) and the KLS-Martin Fellowship (annual).