Poster Application and Conference Grant

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The Beilstein Dialogues Symposium provides scientists with the opportunity to present the latest results from their research with a poster and apply for a conference grant.

If you intend to apply for the conference grant and/or present a poster, please check the respective box on the registration form. While all participants can apply to present a poster, the conference grant is reserved for undergraduate or recently graduated students. More details about the conditions can be found below.

Every poster presenter and conference grant awardee will receive a 5 min time slot for an oral presentation to pitch their poster to the audience

Please note that the number of poster slots is limited, and poster applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Requirements

Poster 

 

  • Abstract: up to 300 words
  • Deadline: May 15, 2026
  • After acceptance you are waived the registration fee (EUR 200)
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Conference grant 

 

  • Abstract: up to 900 words, 1 graphical element (including copyright statement), 5 key references
  • Short tabular CV
  • Deadline: May 15, 2026
  • The conference grant includes the conference package and the registration fee (in total: EUR 619)
  • more info

Poster Application

Abstracts for the poster presentation should be submitted to:

ckettner@beilstein-institut.de

Please state 'Poster Proposal Beilstein Dialogues 2026' in the subject of your message. Abstracts cannot be submitted by fax, or hard copy.

Please note that poster abstracts can only be considered for scientific review if they are accompanied with the submission of the completed registration and application form for the poster/software presentation.

The receipt of the submission will be sent to the stated email address. If you do not receive the confirmatory email within
24 hours, please contact us at:

info@beilstein-institut.de

Abstracts must be written in English and must not exceed
300 words / 2000 characters (including spaces and excluding title and contact information on authors). The abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the organizers for both poster presentation/software demo and a short oral introduction
(5 slides, max. 2 minutes).

The applying authors will be notified if their abstracts are accepted by May 15, 2026.

Conference Grant Application

How to apply?

Please send the registration form, extended abstract and your CV to:

ckettner@beilstein-institut.de

The abstract has to be written in English and must not exceed 900 words (not including the references section), five references and should include up to one graphical element. Please elucidate the following points:

  • Provide a clear description of the problem which you are trying to solve with your work. What contribution do you want to make to your field of research?
  • Put your research into the context of the existing literature by referencing up to five key publications in the respective field.
  • Put your research topic in a wider context of general research.
  • Provide a concise description of your results.
  • Shortly discuss which challenges still remain and/or whether new challenges have emerged to be addressed in your or other’s future project.

The decision on who will receive the conference grant will be made by the organization committee of the Beilstein Symposium based on the points mentioned above.

What does the conference grant include?

The conference grant covers the mandatory “conference package” valued at EUR 419 which includes all lunches, dinners and coffee breaks from dinner on Monday, June 22nd to dinner on Thursday, June 25th and admits access to the conference room. The Beilstein-Institut will directly purchase the conference package for each awardee. This conference grant is in addition to the waived conference fee of EUR 200 that all poster presenters receive.

Who can apply?

Only participants who apply to present a poster are eligible to apply for a conference grant as well. In addition, the following conditions must be met:

  • You are an undergraduate or graduate student or a maximum of five years after your PhD.
  • You must work at a university, public research institute or other non-profit organization

What are the deadlines?

Submit the above-mentioned documents by May 15, 2026. You will be notified if you have received the conference grant by May 22, 2026. In addition, you will be notified if your poster abstract is accepted for presentation.