EMBO Conferences must take place in an EMBC Member State, Chile, India, Singapore or Taiwan. A complete list of eligible countries and territories can be found below.
| Austria (A) | Greece (A) | Netherlands (A) | Türkiye (A) |
| Belgium (A) | Hungary (A) | Norway (A) | United Kingdom (A) |
| Bulgaria (A) | Iceland (A) | Poland (A) | |
| Chile (B) | India (B) | Portugal (A) | |
| Croatia (A) | Ireland (A) | Singapore (B) | |
| Czechia (A) | Israel (A) | Slovak Republic (A) | |
| Denmark (A) | Italy (A) | Slovenia (A) | |
| Estonia (A) | Lithuania (A) | Spain (A) | |
| Finland (A) | Luxembourg (A) | Sweden (A) | |
| France (A) | Malta (A) | Switzerland (A) | |
| Germany (A) | Montenegro (A) | Taiwan (B) |
Organizers can be of any nationality and be based in any country of the world.
EMBO Conferences must cover a topic from the life sciences, and organizers must provide a convincing justification that the conference serves an active and evolving community. Furthermore, the application should include a list of (mostly) confirmed speakers.
For detailed information on the eligibility criteria, including the format of EMBO Conferences, please consult the application guidelines.