The Instruct-ERIC Biennial Structural Biology Conference 2026 (IBSBC2026) brings together leading scientists from across the world - showcasing the latest in integrative structural biology.
The conference will explore new cutting-edge developments in structural biology, including the emerging methods and technologies that are helping scientists to decipher complex biomolecular dynamics. It is a key conference for structural biology researchers and students, as well as an invaluable networking event.

Instruct offers researchers with young children the opportunity to be part of the Instruct Biennial Structural Biology conference IBSBC2026 by bringing their child to Brussels together with a child minder. This will allow researchers with caring responsibilities to participate in the conference while a trusted person tends to the child during the day.

To this end, Instruct offers travel grants to cover economy travel costs for a child minder and the child of up to €500.

Applications will be evaluated and awarded on a rolling basis until all available grants are used. The latest deadline for applications is 12 March 2026.

Call Submission Guidelines

Eligibility requirements:

• The applicants must have caring responsibilities for a child(ren) below 5-years of age at the date of the conference.
• The child minder can be the applicant’s partner, relative or another adult caregiver that co-parents or regularly looks after the child.

Important points to note:

• If the travel grant is approved, the applicant must register for and attend the Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference 2026.
• The travel grant for economy travel costs of a child minder and the child up to €500 is reimbursed after the conference based on receipts and proof of attendance.
• For other support requirements, please contact Instruct-ERIC at admin@instruct-eric.org for discussion
• The child and caregiver are welcome at the conference venue during the day in case by the researcher needs to tend to the child. If you are interested in attending the gala dinner, please get in contact at admin@instruct-eric.org.
• Instruct-ERIC is an equal opportunity organisation. The grant is open to researchers of all genders.

Personal data processing and privacy policy:
The personal data that you provide will be managed in accordance with the Instruct-ERIC privacy policy https://instruct-eric.org/content/privacy-policy (in particular section 2c). We will use the personal data you provide for the purpose of reviewing your application, to communicate with you throughout the process and to manage your attendance at the conference. These processing activities are performed on the legal basis of our contractual relationship concluded when applying for the travel grant.

We may request your explicit additional consent for the following optional processing activities:

• Publication of your name and personal circumstances as an awardee of the grant in Instruct-ERIC news and reports.
• Publication of the name and/or age of the child for promotional purposes.
• Capture photos of the child for publication in accordance with the Instruct-ERIC Filming and Photography Privacy Notice.

For the avoidance of doubt, grant approval is not in any way contingent on you providing consent for the additional items above.