Travel Award

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Plants 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 plant science, 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: 3

Plants Travel Award

Winner announcement date: 31 December 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026. (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

Winner

KZKunyan Zhang
Kunyan Zhang
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
Lamiaa Mahmoud
Lamiaa Mahmoud
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Florida, United States
Viviana Londoño Lemos
Viviana Londoño Lemos
University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States