The Executive Committee of EHPS is pleased to announce several different grants this year. The EHPS and its interest groups CREATE and Synergy will be able to offer grants to support conference and  workshop attendance at our Cluj-Napoca 2010 Annual Conference as well as grants to support collaboration and networking. To apply for the grants, please submit the following application materials. The application materials and checklist will be available on www.ehps.net. Information on the EHPS and CREATE grants to support collaboration and networking will follow later.

EHPS Conference Grants 2010

The purpose of these grants is to encourage talented researchers and graduate students who do not have access to funding to attend the EHPS conference and CREATE or Synergy workshops.

For the upcoming 2010 conference the following grants will be offered:

• Synergy Workshop participants: 2 grants for researchers who plan to attend the Synergy workshop. Each grant is for a maximum of 1100 Euros toward workshop registration, conference fee, accommodation and travel.
• CREATE Workshop participants: 2 grants for graduate students who plan to attend the CREATE Workshop. Each grant is for a maximum of 800 Euros toward workshop registration, conference fee, accommodation and travel.

How to apply for EHPS Conference Grants: checklist

• A one-page narrative, describing your reasons for applying for the grant, your planned participation in the specific workshop and/or EHPS Conference and your estimated financial need. Please indicate which of the three grants you are applying for.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Abstract of your paper or poster that has been submitted for the EHPS Conference. You can only receive the grant if finally your paper or poster is accepted.
• For the graduate students, proof of student status, such as copy of student ID.
• An official statement from your employer or supervisor that no funding is being provided from your University or Institution and confirming your financial need.
• Synergy applicants please also fill out the Synergy Workshop application form. (Forms will be available at http://www.ehps.net/synergy)
• CREATE applicants please also fill out the CREATE Workshop application form. (Forms will be available at http://www.ehps.net/create)
• An estimate of your expenses.

=> download checklist as pdf-file

Extended Deadline for Workshop Grants is June 15th 2010

Precondition and expectations for receiving grants from the EHPS

Candidates must be EHPS members when accepting the grant. Grant recipients in the past three years are not eligible for application (for a list of grant winners click here). If a grant recipient does not attend the conference/pre-conference workshop, he/she must reimburse the money to the EHPS. Grants can not exceed the maximum amount of costs indicated above. Candidates should give an estimate of their expenses upon application. Final reimbursement is based on the actual expenses per original receipts. It will be expected that after the conference/workshop recipients submit a letter describing how the fund has supported their work.

Grants Selection Process

The selection of EHPS grant recipients will be conducted by a committee consisting of a CREATE member, a Synergy member and the EHPS Education and Training officer.

The selection criteria will be:

• Relevance of the applicant's work to the topic of the workshop (for Synergy and CREATE grants), or relevance of the submitted abstract to the conference (for the EHPS conference grant).
• Demonstration of financial need
• Potential of the fund to promote the career of the recipient
• Complete application package (see checklist above)

Please send all application materials electronically (including scanned copies of the official letters and student ID cards) to Holger Schmid, Education and Training Officer: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it