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Travel Award

The Vaccines 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 laboratory and clinical vaccine research, utilization and immunization, which helps to boost their profile. The application process is open from March to October every year, and the winners are announced by the end of January.

The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 2

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Vaccines Travel Award

Winner announcement date: 31 January 2026

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
  • AZAyesha Zahid
    Ayesha Zahid
    Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
  • MCMaja Cvetanoska
    Maja Cvetanoska
    Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Award Committee
  • Ralph Tripp avatar imageRalph Tripp
    Ralph Tripp
    Chairman
    Univ Georgia
  • JSJerry Simecka
    Jerry Simecka
    Univ. N. Texas Health Science Center
  • Alessandra Casuccio avatar imageAlessandra Casuccio
    Alessandra Casuccio
    University of Palermo, Italy
  • Sara Louise Cosby avatar imageSara Louise Cosby
    Sara Louise Cosby
    Queen's University Belfast

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