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The application deadline of the Travel Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until January 31st 2026. We are looking forward to applications from all over the world.
The Biomimetics Travel Award was launched in 2018 and is presented annually to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research in the field of biomimetics at academic conferences, thus helping to strengthen their influence.
The Prize: – CHF 800; – A certificate.
Number of Winners: 1
Biomimetics Travel Award
Application deadline: 31 January 2026
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students; – Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).
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– Information of the conference that the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted; – Their curriculum vitae and list of publications; – A justification letter describing the focus of their research (max. 800 words); – A letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Soraia Filipa Tavares Pinto
Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Stanislav Gorb
Chairperson
Department Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel
Prof. Dr. Andrew Adamatzky
Dr. Marc Weissburg
Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber
Prof. Yongmei Zheng
Beihang University
Prof. Dr. Jing Sun
Prof. Xiaojie Wang
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Winner
Mingrui Wu
Zhejiang University, China
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Stanislav Gorb
Chairperson
Department Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel
Prof. Dr. Andrew Adamatzky
Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber
Prof. Dr. Jing Sun
Dr. Antonio Concilio
CIRA
Prof. Dr. Yong Sun
Sichuan University
Winner
Wenda Song
Jilin University, China
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Stanislav Gorb
Chairperson
Department Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel
Dr. Antonio Concilio
CIRA
Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber
Prof. Dr. Yong Sun
Sichuan University
Prof. Dr. Bingbo Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jing Sun
Prof. Dr. Junqiu Liu
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University
Winner
Sébastien Mouchet
University of Exeter, UK
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