Open Call for Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) Conference Grants

Call closes: 08th August 2025

New grant type for young researchers

Are you a Researcher or Innovator (under 40 years old)? Do you work in an area related to home-cage monitoring and want to attend an international conference to present your work?

Further information

TEATIME is offering Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) Conference Grants (of up to €2,000 each) for young researchers* and innovators to attend a high-level conference and present their work as a poster or oral presentation. The work presented must be relevant to the scope of the Action. The grant can provide a contribution to travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses, registration fees and other relevant costs such as printing of scientific poster.

*The researcher/innovator should be under 40 years old and be affiliated to a legal entity in a COST Full/Cooperating Member Country, NNC or European RTD.

Important Dates

Note this is an open call. You can apply any time up to the closing date. The conference can be before or after the closing date, but it must end before 12 September 2025. Allow at least 4 weeks between submitting your application and the start date of the Conference.

Conference dates: 01 February 2025 to 12 September 2025

Call closes: 08 August 2025 – applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received and funded before the closing date

Notification of Results: 2 weeks after submission of complete application

How to apply

For more information on the Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) grant and how to apply

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