EATCB Training Grants

Grant training abroad

This grant is offered to EATCB members wishing to undertake a training visit in another tissue bank in a European country, to learn new methods useful for the work in his tissue bank at home and to get insights in the processes of the other tissue bank. A practical part can be part of the training visit, but is not mandatory.

EATCB offers funding for two individual EATCB members with a maximum of € 1,000 each per year (including VAT), where the “training abroad”- this grant can be used to cover expenses for travel and accommodation.

Grant in-house training

This grant supports EATCB members when the wish to invite a tissue banking expert from other related organizations/institutions for a training/education lecture to their own tissue bank.

Funding is offered for 3 individual EATCB members with a maximum of € 500 each per year (including VAT), where the “in-house training”- this grant can be used to cover expenses for travel and accommodation of the invited expert.

Timelines

Grant applications may be submitted via e-mail to the EATCB office (office@eatcb.eu) at any time until the end of a calendar year. The decision will be taken at the EATCB Board meeting in Spring.

The application should include the following information:

• Name of applicant, name and address of affiliated tissue bank (post and email address)
• Name and address of tissue bank to be visited or name of invited speaker and their affiliated tissue bank (post and email address)
• Letter from Director of the tissue bank to be visited (in case of “training abroad”)
• Letter from invited speaker accepting the invitation of the tissue bank (in case of “in-house training”)
• Bank details including name, address, account number and swift code where the funds shall be transferred
• Curriculum vitae of applicant
• Purpose of the training visit or of the invited presentation
• Forecast of the expenses

Conditions

• Only active EATCB members can apply, both individual or institutional
• Active EATCB members can be awarded a grant only once in 5 years period
• EATCB Board members or their institutions may not apply during their active participation in the Board.
• EATCB Permanent Scientific Committee members or their institutions may not apply during their active participation in the Committee
• EATCB must be informed if a grant from another association is awarded for the same training.
• The awarded training grant must be used within 12 months after the award is granted. EATCB must be notified of any changes from the original application.
• The awarded EATCB member must send a final report together with the verifiable costs (min. 1 page), a short presentation (3 slides) and a confirmation of the visited tissue bank or the invited expert after his awarded training in order to receive the money. Costs can only be reimbursed if there is verification that it has been used as intended.

For “training abroad”, € 1000 is the maximum, for “in-house training” € 500, for each award. If costs are lower, then the rest of the award stays with EATCB.

• EATCB may cancel the training grant and demand repayment if the financial support was obtained under false pretenses or not used for the intended purpose, if the obligation to submit the final report is not fulfilled, or for any other sound reason.
• Awarded EATCB members will be presented with names, picture, place of work and awarded training details on the EATCB website (membership area).
• EATCB awards a training grant, but does not include any kind of insurance or liability for costs and consequences caused by accidents, illness, cancellations for the awarded EATCB member.