Sleep Europe Travel Grant
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
A limited number of travel grants will support attendees requiring financial assistance, particularly individuals at the early stages of their career or working in lower-middle- and low-income countries according to the World Bank classification. Only presenting authors of accepted abstracts who are not being sponsored by any other funding sources are eligible for travel grants.
Only presenting authors of accepted abstracts who are not being sponsored by any other funding sources are eligible for travel grants.
Application Guidelines
Tick the relevant box on the online abstract submission system and upload an application consisting of a short curriculum vitae with your date of birth, affiliation, current position or course where you are enrolled, list of publications, including conference abstracts, and signed declaration that you are not being sponsored by any other funding sources.
This document should be submitted as a pdf file (size limit 1 MB).
Incomplete or late (after abstract submission deadline) applications will not be considered.
In case of technical difficulties with uploading your application please contact esrs.abstracts@congrex.com.
The outcome of application will be announced in July 2026, after notification of abstract acceptance.
1. Early Career Researchers
- Postdoctoral researchers or clinicians who obtained their PhD or MD less than 5 years ago
- PhD or master student
Please upload an application (consisting of short curriculum vitae with the applicant’s age, affiliation, position, publication list and congress participation and certification of enrolment in a PhD or master programme).
2. Researchers from Low-Mid Income Countries
Please upload a proof of country residency (letter of institute).
Residents of the listed countries are eligible for the travel grants for “Researchers from low-middle income countries” (World Bank Country Classification).
Early Career Scientists’ Symposium
Since 2006, the ESRS has provided a special platform for the presentation of excellent work of early career professionals (e.g., MSc and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, or clinicians) who obtained their PhD or Master’s degree within the past 10 years. Please upload an application consisting of short curriculum vitae with affiliation, education, position, publication list, and congress participation.
Application Guidelines
Interested scientists should click the appropriate checkbox during the online abstract submission process.
You will be required to upload a proof of date of obtaining your final degree as proof of eligibility.
Prepare this document in one of the following formats: BMP, GIF, JPG or PDF files (size limit 1 MB).
Applications without a valid proof or arriving after the deadline will not be considered.
Authors selected for the Early Career Scientists’ Symposium will receive a travel grant, one grant per laboratory.