Travel Award to MSC 2026

The ISM Travel Award to MSC 2026:

The Israel Society for Microscopy (ISM) invites applications for a travel award of up to 5,000 NIS to support one young scientist (PhD student or postdoctoral researcher) conducting research in Israel to present their work at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of Canada (MSC 2026), to be held May 27–29, 2026, in Montréal, Canada. The meeting will be preceded by the MSC Microscopy Summer School (May 25–26, 2026).

Eligibility:

Applicants must be members of the ISM at the time of application. Eligible applicants are PhD students or postdoctoral researchers currently conducting microscopy-related research in Israel. All application materials must be submitted to by email to israel.society.for.microscopy@gmail.com, with a subject: ISM Travel Award to MSC 2026 .

Submission Deadline: 06/02/2026

Application Materials:

1. Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages), including publications, presentations, and awards.
2. Extended abstract, meeting the following requirements:
   • Detailed description of the scientific work.
   • Must include at least one figure with representative microscopy data.
   • Maximum length: 2 pages and up to 1200 words, including figure and references.
   • The abstract must be submitted to the ISM2026 meeting for an oral presentation.
3. Two letters of recommendation that will be sent to israel.society.for.microscopy@gmail.com directly (not via the applicant), one of which must be from the applicant’s PI. The PI letter must include an explicit commitment to cover all remaining travel and participation costs not covered by the ISM award.
4. Short abstract (up to 300 words), to be submitted to the MSC abstract system (https://event.fourwaves.com/msc2026/pages) only in the event that the applicant is selected for the award.

Selection and Presentation:

Applications will be evaluated by an ISM internal scientific selection committee. The awardee will be notified upon the committee’s decision. Following decision, the awardee will complete the submission of an oral presentation abstract via the MSC abstract system. The award funding will be allocated after providing proofs of registration and abstract submission to the MSC 2026. The MSC organizers have confirmed that they will do their best to secure an oral (podium) presentation to the ISM-supported awardee. The Awardee will acknowledge the ISM funding in their presentation.


* Applicants to this award are encouraged to apply in parallel to the Lev Margulis & Yael Mutsafi Excellence Prizes. However, note that the deadline for this call is three weeks shorter than the standard ISM oral presentation submission deadline, this is to allow the awardee to complete the MSC abstract submission before the MSC’s March 1 deadline.