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2024 SSIEM Symposium in Porto

Morgana Brondani, MSc
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Lea-Sophie Berendes
Muenster, Germany
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Mihika B. Dave, Ph.D.
Mumbai, India
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Aliye Gülbahçe M.D.
Kocaeli, Turkey
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Özge Kamer Karalar Pekuz, MD
Izmir, Turkey
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Amanda Caro. ND. MSc.
Bogotá, Colombia
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Sara Stanković
Belgrade, Serbia
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Dr. Swasti Pal
Delhi, India
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Francesca Pirozzi
Naples, ITALY
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Dr Thayani Arooran
Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Arzu Selamioğlu
Istanbul, Turkey
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Marife D. Sevilla, RND, MSc
Quezon City, Philippines
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Saba Abdul Mateen
Karachi, Pakistan
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Naomi Vos
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Mariana Barbosa Santos, PhD
Lisbon, Portugal
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Caroline Frei
Zürich, Switzerland
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Emilly de Jesus Garcia Ataide, MD
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Anokhi Kashiparekh
Pittsburgh, USA
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Ruben J. Overduin
Groningen, The Netherlands
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Nicole Lewandowski
Hamburg, Germany
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Dr. Selvamanojkumar Sundaravel
Mumbai, India
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Lil Klaas
Sankt Augustin, Germany
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Damla KOCAMAN
Ankara, Turkey
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Matthew Wilson
Leuven, Belgium
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Dr. Imalke K. Arachchige
Galle, Sri Lanka
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Mary Dayne Tai
Bergen, Norway
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Cristian Andres Carmona Carmona. M.Sc., PhD.
Verona, Italy
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Ricardo J. Simões
Lisbon, Portugal
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Dr Tumelo Satekge
Mankweng, South Africa
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Dominic Rutland
Liverpool, UK
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Karolina Węderlich
Warsaw, Poland
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The Society invites applications for a Travel & Training Bursary Award from SSIEM Members, who must have been members of the Society for at least 3 months before applying for this award.

Please Note:

This is NOT the Travel Scholarship Awards for the SSIEM Symposia or ICIEM conference.
For Travel Scholarship Awards for the SSIEM Symposia, see the Symposium Website.
Applications for a Travel Scholarship Award for the SSIEM Symposium or ICIEM conference made via this page will be discarded by the SSIEM Administration.

ABOUT SSIEM TRAVEL & TRAINING BURSARY AWARDS

The second round for 2026 applications is now CLOSED. The 3rd round will open on 1 July 2026.

There will be three rounds for SSIEM Members to apply for a Travel & Training Bursary Award:

1^st Applications open 1 November, closing 31 January. Decisions to be made and applicants informed by 28 February

2^nd Applications open 1 March, closing 31 May. Decisions to be made and applicants informed by 30 June

3^rd Applications open 1 July, closing 30 September. Decisions to be made and applicants informed by 31 October

This award may be used to enable the candidate to visit a centre of excellence for specific training or to attend conferences or meetings other than the SSIEM Symposium. Conferences or meetings should be related to the metabolic field and not industry-organized. For specific training, the candidate must make the arrangements with the selected centre and provide confirmation that the centre is able to accept them. The training should be in the field of inborn errors of metabolism. Any reasonable funding request will be considered for training.

For relevant conferences and meetings, funding of up to approximately €1500 (one thousand five hundred Euro) for European candidates, and up to approximately €3000 (three thousand Euro) for candidates outside Europe, will be considered.

For specific training this will be adapted to the characteristics of the training regarding matching the candidate's profile, duration, subsequent implementation and the allocated SSIEM budget.

Any reasonable funding request will be considered for training.

Your application must be supported by a short statement (not more than 500 characters) of why you should be considered for funding. A short CV, a supporting letter from your centre with a guarantee to release the applicant to attend the conference, training etc if successful, and, if applicable, a letter of support from your specific training centre.

We will also ask for the name and e-mail address of your Manager, Head of Department or Supervisor.

If attending a Training Centre, please supply the e-mail address of your host Supervisor.

Download the Travel & Training Bursaries Guidelines

Download the Travel & Training Bursaries Application Form

Applications for the 2026 round are now OPEN. The deadline for applications is 15 May 2026.

This new initiative was started by the SSIEM in May 2025 for support of International Scientific Meeting not being run by the SSIEM, but have a benefit to the inherited metabolic disorders community.

The Application Form should be completed and submitted in English to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., however if this creates difficulty please contact the SSIEM.

A panel of reviewers will evaluate the applications, with decisions communicated to applicants by the end of July.

Eligibility Policy
Application Form
Budget Template

For details about the Faculty, venue and accreditation, view and download the full programme here.

Any personal information you supply to SSIEM by this application will be treated in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We will only communicate with you or share your data with a third party for purposes related to processing your application unless you have consented that we can contact you or share your data for other reasons. Please note that your name and any special requirements will be shared with the venue of the event for the purpose of providing suitable accomodation and catering.

I confirm that I will not use this area for the collection of member’s information to send surveys, requests etc. by email or any other means to groups of SSIEM members. This is not permitted under the rules of the SSIEM and agreed as improper use by the SSIEM Council. The member’s information is solely meant for facilitating single contacts among members.

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