Organiser une conférence

Organiser une conférence

In order to strengthen its information and outreach activities targeting researchers and clinicians, the Foundation may provide financial support for scientific events.
The theme of these events must be related to research on MS or a related disease (basic or clinical research, social sciences and humanities research, etc.), in any relevant scientific field: immunology, neurobiology, virology, genetics, imaging, epidemiology, and more.

• The event must take place in France.
• The application may be submitted by one or more of the event organizers.
• They must be under 40 years old.
• At least one of the applicants requesting support must conduct research in a public French laboratory. The amount requested from the France Multiple Sclerosis Foundation cannot exceed 5 000 €
• The theme of the event must be related to research on MS or a related disease.
• The event must have a clearly identified organizing committee.
• The funding request must be submitted at least 2 months before the date of the event.
• The organizers agree to acknowledge the support of the France Sclérose en Plaques Foundation on all communication materials produced for the event. Sponsorship may include: the inclusion of Foundation documents in participants’ conference materials; the provision of a booth for the Foundation.
• The applicant(s) commit to sending the Foundation, no later than two months after the event, all documents produced during the event, along with a lay summary for publication on the Foundation’s website.
• Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria: compliance with the eligibility criteria listed above; objectives of the event; relevance of the event’s theme to MS research; scientific quality of the program: originality of topics, qualifications of speakers; national and/or international scope of the event; expected visibility for the France Sclérose en Plaques Foundation.
• The number of supported applications will depend on the budget envelope decided by the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
• The financial support granted can only be transferred to the managing institution specified in the application.

Application procedure
Please send to: scientific@francesep.org : a letter of funding request specifying the amount requested and the proposed visibility for the Foundation; the event program; the list of members of the organizing committee.