The 25th FEBS Young Scientists’ Forum (‘YSF 2026’), a satellite meeting of the 50th FEBS Congress, will bring together in Wageningen around 100 talented postdocs and PhD students from FEBS countries who are working in the molecular and cellular life sciences. Participants will be able to meet up in a friendly international atmosphere for lectures from keynote speakers, short talks and posters from YSF attendees, sessions supporting scientific career development, and a social programme. YSF participants will then move on to also experience the larger 50th FEBS Congress in Maastricht.

FEBS will financially support participation of successful YSF applicants from FEBS countries* in both the YSF and the ensuing Congress, via YSF grants. Full details of the eligibility criteria are on the YSF applications page. Applicants must submit an abstract to the YSF and Congress as first author, and be a member of a FEBS Constituent Society. 

YSF applications must be made through the Congress abstract submission system, selecting the YSF Applicant option. Applications will open on 1 November and close on 10 December 2025. Good luck!

*For the YSF 2025, there will also be two places for scientists from non-FEBS countries, funded by IUBMB.