Travel Award

The Antibiotics Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it intends to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the fields of biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, microbiology, and pharmacology, helping to grow their profiles. 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: two
 
Antibiotics Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 October 2025
Winner announcement: 31 December 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, MD students, research fellows, or clinical medical staff in their first 3 years of practice;
– 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 a supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Filip Jansaker
Post doc, Center for Primary Healthcare Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Lund University
Vanessa Silva
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Jordi Vila Chairman
Dr. Neeraj Dhar
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Christel Neut
Prof. Dr. Flavia Marinelli
Dr. Pilar García
IPLA-CSIC

Winner

Damien Cabral
Brown University

Award Committee

Dr. William Shafer Chairman
Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Gary Strobel
Montana State University

Winner

Bimal Jana
Ross University, Basseterre, St. Kitts,
Vera Pader
Imperial College London, London, UK,
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