Travel Award

The Journal of Fungi Travel Award was launched in 2018, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of pathogenic fungi, fungal biology, and all other aspects of fungal research, which helps to increase their influence. The application will open from April to October, and winners will be announced by the end of December every year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of winners: 2

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

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students, 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

Paris Hamm
University of New Mexico
Mark Gresnigt
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms (MPM), Jena, Germany

Award Committee

Dr. David Perlin Chairman
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Dr. Lei Cai
Institute of Microbiology, CAS
Dr. Beth Burgwyn Fuchs
Rhode Island Hospital
Prof. Dr. Daniel Kornitzer
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kück
Ruhr University Bochum
Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel COURTY

Winner

Teresa Rodgers OMeara
University of Toronto and University of California, San Francisco

Award Committee

Dr. David Perlin Chairman
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Dr. ZY Chen
LSU
Prof. Laura Popolo
Dr. Gill Diamond
University of Louisville
Dr. Jose Lopez-Ribot
UTSA

Winner

Rebecca Drummond
National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD, USA)
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