Posters and Conference Grants

 

This Beilstein Enzymology Symposium provides young scientists the opportunity to present the latest and hottest results from their research with both a poster and a short oral presentation.

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In addition to the regular poster application stream, the Beilstein-Institut provides the opportunity to apply for a conference grant.

While all participants can apply to present a poster and have the registration fee waived, the conference grant is reserved for undergraduate or recently graduated students.

Every poster presenter and conference grant awardee will get 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.

 

Deadline for abstract applications is August 15, 2025.

Requirements


Poster 

 

  • Abstract: up to 300 words
  • Deadline: August 15, 2025
  • 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: August 15, 2025
  • The conference grant includes the conference package and the registration fee (in total: EUR 604)
  • more info

Poster application

Abstracts for the poster presentation should be submitted to:

enzymology@beilstein-institut.de

Please state 'Poster Proposal Beilstein Enzymology 2025' 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 August 22, 2025.

Conference grant application

How to apply?

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

enzymology@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 can 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 404 which includes all lunches, dinners and coffee breaks from dinner on Monday, September 8th to dinner on Thursday, September 11th 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 August 15, 2025. You will be notified if you have received the conference grant by August 22, 2025. In addition, you will be notified if your poster abstract is accepted for presentation.