Travel Award

The annual Agronomy Travel Award was launched in 2017 to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of agronomy and agroecology, growing their profile. The application process is open from April to October every year, and winners are announced by the end of December.

The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 2

 
Agronomy Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 October 2025
Winner announcement: 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 regarding 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

Mino Sportelli
National Research Council, Italy
Giulia Quagliata
University of Tuscia, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Leslie Ann Weston Chairman
Charles Sturt University
Prof. Dr. Zhengqin Xiong
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University
Prof. ILIAS TRAVLOS
Agricultural University of Athens
Prof. Youssef Rouphael
University of Naples Federico II

Winner

Davide Raffaelli
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Maria K. Sakka
University of Thessaly, Greece

Award Committee

Prof. Leslie Ann Weston Chairman
Charles Sturt University
Prof. Dr. Priti Krishna
Prof. Dr. Carlo Leifert
Southern Cross University
Prof. ILIAS TRAVLOS
Agricultural University of Athens

Winner

Roberto Berni
University of Siena, Italy
Ahmed Kayad
University of Padova, Italy

Winner

Dr. Huihui Zhang
USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Winner

Dr. Pedro Diaz Vivancos
University of Murcia, Spain
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