Travel Award

The Medicina Travel Award was launched in 2024, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of clinical and experimental investigations, helping to enhance their influence. The application period for the award is open from June to December each year with the winners announced by the end of March of the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 2

 

 
Medicina Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 March 2025
Winner announcement: 31 May 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students, research fellows, and clinical medical staff in their first 3 years of practice;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (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;
– 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 corresponding institution.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Konstantinos Kechagias
Imperial College London
Valentina Valle
University of Illinois at Chicago

Award Committee

Prof. Edgaras Stankevicius Chairman
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Dr. Ignatios Ikonomidis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,Medical School
Dr. Simone Ferrero
University of Genova, Italy
Prof. Vishal Girishchandra Shelat
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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