Travel Award

Catalysts Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of catalysts and catalyzed reactions, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from May to October every year and winners are announced by the end of December.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1
 
Catalysts 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 about 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

Ana Orozco Saumell
University Autonomous of Madrid, Spain

Award Committee

Dr. Keith Hohn Chairman
Kansas State University
Dr. Bin Lin
Dr. Jiefang Zhu
Uppsala University
Dr. Raffaella Mancuso
Universita' della Calabria
Prof. Stanisław Wacławek
Technical University of Liberec

Winner

Barbara Procacci
University of York

Award Committee

Dr. Keith Hohn Chairman
Kansas State University
Prof. Jie Fan
Zhejiang University
Prof. Dr. Laura Orian
Università degli Studi di Padova
Dr. Antonio Romerosa
Prof. Dr. Sónia AC Carabineiro
NOVA University of Lisbon, Faculty of Science and Technology

Winner

Shiva Mohajernia
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Germany

Award Committee

Dr. Keith Hohn Chairman
Kansas State University
Prof. Vincenzo Vaiano
University of Salerno
Prof. Dr. Detlef W. Bahnemann
Leibniz Universitaet Hannover
Prof. Kotohiro Nomura
Tokyo Metropolitan University

Winner

Cédric Barroo
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Kai S. Exner
Sofia University (Bulgaria)

Winner

Juan Vicente Alegre Requena
Colorado State University

Winner

Shangqian Zhu
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Winner

Michiel Dusselier
Dr. Bert Sel’s laboratory at KU-Leuven
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