Travel Award

Chemistry Travel Award was launched in 2020, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of chemistry, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from March to December every year and winners are announced by the end of February.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

Award FAQ

 
Chemistry Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 December 2026
Winner announcement: 28 February 2027

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

Natalia Manousi
TU Wien

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Igor V. Alabugin Chairperson
Prof. Dr. George A O'Doherty
Northeastern University
Prof. Bartolo Gabriele
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria
Dr. Jun Li
Chongqing University

Winner

Mingyan Chuai
Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Igor V. Alabugin Chairperson
Prof. Dr. George O'Doherty
Dr. Narcis Avarvari
Prof. Dr. Huan Pang
Yangzhou University
Prof. Dr. Matthias Lehmann
University of Würzburg

Winner

Mesias Orozco-Ic
Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Igor V. Alabugin Chairperson
Dr. Felix Plasser
Loughborough University
Prof. Bartolo Gabriele
Prof. Dr. Matthias Lehmann
University of Würzburg
Prof. Dr. Craig Rice
Department of Chemical Sciences
Dr. Tomás R. Reina

Winner

Zihao (Rei) Gao
Institute of Materials Science of Madrid, Spanish National Research Council (ICMM, CSIC)

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Edwin Charles Constable Chairperson
University of Basel
Prof. Dr. George O'Doherty
Prof. Dr. Huan Pang
Yangzhou University
Prof. José Antonio Odriozola

Winner

Maria Antonietta Casulli
Department of Materials and Life Science, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus, 7-1 Kioi-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102-8554 Japan

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Edwin Charles Constable Chairperson
University of Basel
Prof. Catherine Housecroft
University of Basel
Dr. Michael Ward
University of Warwick
Prof. Dr. George O'Doherty
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