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Travel Award

The application deadline of the Travel Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until 31 December 2025. We are looking forward to applications from all over the world.

The Coatings Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of coatings, thin and thick films, surfaces and interfaces, 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: 2

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Coatings Travel Award

Winners announced

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 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

Winner
  • Andrea Cristoforetti
    Andrea Cristoforetti
    University of Trento, Italy
  • Cristina Jiménez Marcos
    Cristina Jiménez Marcos
    University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Award Committee
  • Emerson Coy
    Prof. Dr. Emerson Coy
    Chairman
    Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
  • Richard Spontak
    Prof. Dr. Richard Spontak
    North Carolina State University, USA
  • Georgios Skordaris
    Prof. Georgios Skordaris
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,Greece
  • SRSigno Reis
    Dr. Signo Reis
    Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
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