Travel Award

Launched in 2023, the Batteries Travel Award is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of battery technology and materials, 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: 1

Award FAQ

 
Batteries Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 October 2026
Winner announcement: 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
 
Year: 

Winner

Ziqing Wang
The University of Texas at Austin, United States

Award Committee

Prof. Pascal Venet Chairperson
Université Lyon 1
Prof. Dr. Xianzhong Sun
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Matthieu Dubarry
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dr. Douglas Ivey
Unversity of Alberta
Dr. Catia Arbizzani
University of Bologna

Winner

Qingsong Wang
University of Bayreuth

Award Committee

Prof. Pascal Venet Chairperson
Université Lyon 1
Prof. Dr. Xianzhong Sun
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Prof. Dr. Claudio Gerbaldi
Politecnico di Torino

Winner

Xin Sui
Aalborg University, Denmark

Award Committee

Prof. Pascal Venet Chairperson
Université Lyon 1

Winner

Weihan Li
RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Award Committee

Prof. Andreas Jossen Chairperson
Technical University of Munich
Dr. Matthieu Dubarry
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Prof. KingJet Tseng
Singapore Institute of Technology
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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