Travel Award

The application deadline for the Fishes 2025 Travel Award has been extended. Entries will be accepted until 31 December 2024. We are looking forward to receiving applications from all over the world.

Fishes will be granting this travel award to one junior scientist. The application will be assessed by an evaluation committee consisting of senior scholars from the Fishes editorial board.


The Fishes Travel Award was launched in 2018 and is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of fish and aquatic animals, thus helping the winners to increase their influence in the field. The application period is open from May through to October each year and the winners will be announced by the end of December that same year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: One

 
Fishes Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 December 2024
Winner announcement: 28 February 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students and research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information about the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– The applicant’s curriculum vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status at the applicable institution.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Inês Cerveira
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Award Committee

Dr. M Angeles Esteban Chairman
University of Murcia
Prof. Marina Paolucci
University of Sannio
Dr. Eric Hallerman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Prof. Dr. Bror Jonsson
Norwegian Institue for Nature Research
Dr. Wagner C. Valenti
São Paulo State University - Aquaculture Center

Winner

Daniela Rosado
S2AQUA

Award Committee

Dr. M Angeles Esteban Chairman
University of Murcia
Dr. Eric Hallerman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Prof. Marina Paolucci
University of Sannio
Dr. Joseph Quattro
University of South Carolina
Dr. Bernardo Baldisserotto

Winner

Daniel Coffey
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Winner

Elvis Genbo Xu
McGill University; University of California, Riverside

Award Committee

Dr. Helmut Segner Chairman
University of Bern
Prof. Caterina Faggio
Dr. Eric Hallerman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Prof. Jesus Romalde
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Prof. Manuel Manchado
IFAPA
Dr. PIERRE SASAL
cnrs
Dr. M Angeles Esteban
University of Murcia
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