Travel Award
The Agronomy Travel Award was launched in 2017, and is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of agronomy and agroecology, which helps to grow 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 2026Winner announcement date: 31 December 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2027 (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
Salvador Osuna-CaballeroSalvador Osuna-CaballeroUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada- CACheryl AdevaCheryl AdevaUniversity of Missouri, USA
Award Committee
Leslie Ann WestonProf. Leslie Ann WestonCharles Sturt UniversityChairman
Francis ummondProf. Francis DrummondUniversity of Maine
ILIAS TRAVLOSProf. ILIAS TRAVLOSAgricultural University of Athens
Zhengqin XiongProf. Dr. Zhengqin XiongCollege of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University
Gianni BellocchiDr. Gianni BellocchiFrench National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
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