Travel Award

The Life Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of life science, which helps to increase their influence. Applications will open from April to October and the winners will be announced by December every year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 2

 
Life Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 October 2024
Winner announcement: 31 December 2024

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 of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Merel van der Thiel
Maastricht University Medical Center
Alessandra Ruggiero
University of Verona

Award Committee

Prof. Lluís Ribas de Pouplana Chairman
IRB Barcelona
Dr. Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)
Dr. Daniele Focosi
AOUP

Winner

Pol Arranz-Gibert
Yale University

Award Committee

Prof. Ulrich, F. Müller Chairman
University of California, San Diego
Prof. Aharon Oren
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Esperanza Martinez-Romero
Prof. Linda Mcgown
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Paul Higgs
Dr. Luis Delaye
Prof. Addy Pross
Dr. Paul Clarke
University of York
Prof. Dr. Peter F. Stadler
University Leipzig

Winner

Ryo Mizuuchi
Osaka University

Winner

Claudia Bonfio
Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento
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