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EFMC Grants

EFMC Grants

EFMC is funding grants for EFMC organised events with the aim to support the participation of young academic scientists.

Upon application, a limited number of grants will be covered by EFMC, corresponding to:

  • The full registration fees for EFMC-ISMC, EFMC-ASMC, EFMC-ISCB and ACSMEDI-EFMC Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers
  • Up to 50% of the registration fees for the EFMC Short Courses

Grant applications for 2023 events are open.


EFMC Grants 2023: Applications are open!

EFMC is funding grants for EFMC organised events with the aim to support the participation of young academic scientists.

Upon application, a limited number of grants will be covered by EFMC, corresponding to:

  • The full registration fees for EFMC-ISMC, EFMC-ASMC, EFMC-ISCB and ACSMEDI-EFMC MedChemFrontiers
  • Up to 50% of the registration fees for the EFMC Short Courses

The following Grant applications for 2023 events are open

Once registered in the grant system, you will receive a confirmation email with your data to access your secured page, and upload the following:

  • Cover letter
  • Support letter by the supervisor
  • CV
  • Publications' List
  • Abstract of the Oral Communication/Poster Presentation (not required for the EFMC Short Course)

Please be informed that following EFMC regulations, only the members of an EFMC National Adhering Organisation will be allowed to apply for the EFMC grants.

EFMC Grants 2023

In 2023, the following grants have been distributed:

17th EFMC Short Course in Medicinal Chemistry

  • Giulia BONONI, University of Pisa, Italy

EFMC International Symposium on Advances in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ASMC'23) & 10th EFMC Young Medicinal Chemists’ Symposium (EFMC-YMCS 2023)

  • Jihed AZZOUZ, University of Côte d'Azur, France
  • Carola CASTIELLO, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  • Isabella FERRARA, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Alex James HALLATT, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
  • Jelena KESIC, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Katarzyna MALARZ, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
  • Yudibeth SIXTO, University of Granada, Spain
  • Vanrajsinh THAKOR, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
  • Iva ZONJIC, IRB, Croatia

EFMC Grants 2022

In 2022, the following grants have been distributed:

16th EFMC Short Course in Medicinal Chemistry

  • Doroteja NOVAK, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

XXVII EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2022) & 9th EFMC Young Medicinal Chemists’ Symposium (EFMC-YMCS 2022)

  • Gilles DEGOTTE, University of Liège, Belgium
  • Elisabetta DI BELLO, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  • Mihajlo GAJIC, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Jessica GRAHAM, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
  • Amalia KALAMPALIKI, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • Elizabeth A. LOPES, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Carlos MAGALHAES DA SILVA, University of Aveiro, Portugal
  • Maria MANEIRO REY, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Ángela MARTÍN-SERRANO ORTIZ, University of Alcalá, Spain
  • Ana Teresa SILVA, University of Porto, Portugal

In 2021, the following grants have been distributed:

XXVI EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2021) & 8th EFMC Young Medicinal Chemists’ Symposium (EFMC-YMCS 2021)

  • Dr Veronica ALCOLEA, UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA (Spain)
  • Ms Valentina BARCHERINI, IMED ULISBONA (Portugal)
  • Dr Marta BARNIOL-XICOTA, KU LEUVEN (Belgium)
  • Dr Marilia BARRECA, UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO (Italy)
  • Dr Ondrej BENEK, UNIVERSITY OF HRADEC KRALOVE (Czech Republic)
  • Mr Rafael BERMEO, UNIVERSITY OF GRENOBLE ALPES (France)
  • Dr Maja BEUS, INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (Croatia)
  • Mr Pedro BRANDAO, UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA (Portugal)
  • Mr Fernando DURAES, UNIVERSITY OF PORTO (Portugal)
  • Dr Joanna FEDOROWICZ, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK (Poland)
  • Ms Eleonora GIANQUINTO, UNIVERSITY OF TORINO (Italy)
  • Dr Laia JOSA CULLERE, IQAC-CSIC (Spain)
  • Dr María MANEIRO, UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (Spain)
  • Dr Laia MIRET CASALS, UGENT (Belgium)
  • Ms Vanesa NOZAL GARCIA, CIB - CSIC (Spain)
  • Ms Atefeh SAADABADI, ABO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY (Finland)
  • Dr Stefano SAINAS, UNIVERSITY OF TORINO (Italy)
  • Dr Marta SERAFINI, UNIUPO (Italy)
  • Dr Christian STEINEBACH, UNIVERSITY OF BONN (Germany)
  • Mr Xiao ZHANGPING, UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN (The Netherlands)

Due to the coronavirus outbreak and postponement of the 2020 EFMC Events to 2021, no grants have been distributed. 

In 2019, the following grants have been distributed:

15th EFMC Short Course in Medicinal Chemistry

  • Dr Ornella DI PIETRO, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (United Kingdom)

EFMC-ACSMEDI MedChem Frontiers 2019

  • Dr Chiara BORSARI, UNIVERSITY OF BASEL (Switzerland)
  • Dr Sebastiano INTAGLIATA, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (United States)
  • Mr Gustavo DA SILVA, FACULDADE DE FARMÁCIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA (Portugal)
  • Ms Erofili GIANNAKOPOULOU, NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS (Greece)
  • Dr Stefano SAINAS, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO (Italy)

EFMC-ASMC'19 - EFMC International Symposium on Advances in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry

  • Mr Niccolò CHIARAMONTE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE (Italy)
  • Dr Margarida Leonor Florindo ESPADINHA, IMED.ULISBOA (Portugal)
  • Dr Jelena KONSTANTINOVIC, HELMHOLTZ INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH SAARLAND (HIPS) (Germany)
  • Ms Vanesa NOZAL GARCÍA, CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS-CSIC (Spain)
  • Dr Charles SKARBEK, UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD (France)