Resolution of SIBECOL Grants for the III SIBECOL & XVII AEET Meetings
Tuesday 8 th April 2025NUMBER OF ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS*: 40 (35 students, 5 postdoctoral researchers)
*Applicants meet all the eligibility criteria
NUMBER OF GRANTS: 10 (7 students and 3 postdoctoral researchers)
In a call opened on March 15, 2025, the Iberian Society of Ecology (SIBECOL) offered 10 grants (7 for students and 3 for postdoctoral researchers) to attend and present a communication at the joint AEET/SIBECOL congress to be held in Pontevedra from June 2 to 7, 2025 (https://sibecol-aeet-meeting2025.org/). The grants are intended to cover the early registration fee established by the congress organizers for members of SIBECOL, AIL, AEET, SEEEE, or SPECO.
Evaluation criteria
All applications meeting the eligibility criteria were evaluated by a panel of three members from the SIBECOL Board. Within each category, candidates were shortlisted based on the following criteria, listed in order of importance:
1) Applicants who have not previously received SIBECOL grants for attending other conferences.
2) Applicants who requested to give an oral presentation, even if assigned a poster.
3) Applicants who were unemployed at the time of the application (proof of status required).
4) Applicants traveling from greater distances, grouped into four categories: <100 km, 100–500 km, 501–1000 km, and >1000 km.
5) Applicants with longer membership history in SIBECOL or its affiliated societies.
6) Applicants with children under 3 years old at the time of the call's publication. Priority within this criterion is given in the following order: women, men who have taken at least 2 months of paternity leave, and others.
7) In the case of a tie, abstracts were reviewed and scored based on their multi- or interdisciplinary nature, such as integrating more than one ecosystem (terrestrial, freshwater, marine) or combining different approaches toward a scientific goal.
LIST OF SELECTED AND RESERVE CANDIDATES:
The following candidates have been selected to receive the grant, along with a list of reserve candidates who may receive the grant in case of withdrawal by one of the selected individuals:
Obligations of grant recipients
Before the congress:
-Send the invoice and proof of payment for early registration to the SIBECOL secretariat before April 20, 2025 (secretariat@sibecol.org).
-Inform the SIBECOL secretariat if financial support is received from other sources to cover the congress registration fee. In this case, the grant will be transferred to the next person on the waiting list.
-Inform the SIBECOL secretariat in case of being unable to attend the congress so that the grant can be transferred to the next candidate on the reserve list.
During the congress:
-Participate as the first author in at least one communication (oral or poster).
-Acknowledge the SIBECOL grant in the presentation (oral or poster) by displaying the society’s logo and referencing this call.
-If available, represent SIBECOL at the society’s booth and, if requested, at the registration desk, according to scheduled shifts.
April 7, 2025
Secretary of SIBECOL
*Applicants meet all the eligibility criteria
NUMBER OF GRANTS: 10 (7 students and 3 postdoctoral researchers)
In a call opened on March 15, 2025, the Iberian Society of Ecology (SIBECOL) offered 10 grants (7 for students and 3 for postdoctoral researchers) to attend and present a communication at the joint AEET/SIBECOL congress to be held in Pontevedra from June 2 to 7, 2025 (https://sibecol-aeet-meeting2025.org/). The grants are intended to cover the early registration fee established by the congress organizers for members of SIBECOL, AIL, AEET, SEEEE, or SPECO.
Evaluation criteria
All applications meeting the eligibility criteria were evaluated by a panel of three members from the SIBECOL Board. Within each category, candidates were shortlisted based on the following criteria, listed in order of importance:
1) Applicants who have not previously received SIBECOL grants for attending other conferences.
2) Applicants who requested to give an oral presentation, even if assigned a poster.
3) Applicants who were unemployed at the time of the application (proof of status required).
4) Applicants traveling from greater distances, grouped into four categories: <100 km, 100–500 km, 501–1000 km, and >1000 km.
5) Applicants with longer membership history in SIBECOL or its affiliated societies.
6) Applicants with children under 3 years old at the time of the call's publication. Priority within this criterion is given in the following order: women, men who have taken at least 2 months of paternity leave, and others.
7) In the case of a tie, abstracts were reviewed and scored based on their multi- or interdisciplinary nature, such as integrating more than one ecosystem (terrestrial, freshwater, marine) or combining different approaches toward a scientific goal.
LIST OF SELECTED AND RESERVE CANDIDATES:
The following candidates have been selected to receive the grant, along with a list of reserve candidates who may receive the grant in case of withdrawal by one of the selected individuals:
Obligations of grant recipients
Before the congress:
-Send the invoice and proof of payment for early registration to the SIBECOL secretariat before April 20, 2025 (secretariat@sibecol.org).
-Inform the SIBECOL secretariat if financial support is received from other sources to cover the congress registration fee. In this case, the grant will be transferred to the next person on the waiting list.
-Inform the SIBECOL secretariat in case of being unable to attend the congress so that the grant can be transferred to the next candidate on the reserve list.
During the congress:
-Participate as the first author in at least one communication (oral or poster).
-Acknowledge the SIBECOL grant in the presentation (oral or poster) by displaying the society’s logo and referencing this call.
-If available, represent SIBECOL at the society’s booth and, if requested, at the registration desk, according to scheduled shifts.
April 7, 2025
Secretary of SIBECOL
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