ECREA and its Young Scholars Network (YECREA) invite applications from early-career scholars whose presentations have been accepted for ECC 2026 and who lack sufficient funding opportunities. 

We offer 10 grants for early-career scholars in the form of conference fee waivers. At least 5 grants will be awarded to applicants from low- and middle-income countries (see the list here: https://ecrea.eu/Low-income-and-Middle-income-counries).

To apply for YECREA Conference Fee Waiver, click on the Register button on the left.

Conditions for applying

• Conference acceptance: The grants will be awarded only to early-career scholars whose presentation has been accepted to the conference programme. Applications will not be reviewed in terms of academic quality. However, applicants should preferably have submitted abstracts as first authors to the ECC conference programme.
  
• Career stage: Eligible applicants are PhD students and scholars within one year after completion of their PhD.
  
• Membership: The grants are intended for YECREA members. Information on how to become a member is available at https://yecrea.eu/membership. 
  
• Access to financial resources: Applications will be evaluated based on several criteria, with the most important being the applicant’s access to financial resources (for example from their home university, third-party funded projects or national funding institutions).
  

The applicants are allowed to combine conference fee waivers with the YECREA Travel Grants (information and application form here: https://ecrea.eu/event-6608245).

If selected

Successful applicants will be asked to send proof of acceptance to the conference by forwarding the acceptance email, as well as evidence of their PhD or postdoctoral status. This may include proof of enrolment, a letter from their institution, or a link to their university profile.

Application deadline: 17 April 2026 (23:59 CEST). We will notify the applicants by May 30 2026. All grantees should confirm their attendance by 2 August 2026.

Questions? Email us at yecreanetwork@gmail.com.