Travel Award

Diseases 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 diseases which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from April to November and winners are announced by the end of February next year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Diseases Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 30 November 2025
Winner announcement: 28 February 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students, research fellows;
– 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
 
Year: 

Winner

Márió Gajdács
Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged
Ajinkya S. Sase
University of Pennsylvania

Award Committee

Dr. Maurizio Battino Chairman
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Dr. Basavaraj Balapal
Prof. Pedro Bullon
Universidad de Sevilla
Dr. Fernando P Monroy
Northern Arizona University
Dr. Charles H. Calisher
Colorado State UNiversity
Dr. Ian Martins
Edith Cowan University
Dr. Naoki Tajiri
Nagoya City University
Dr. Chim C. Lang
University of Dundee
Prof. Dr. Omar Cauli
Department of Nursing, University of Valencia VAT ESQ4618001D - Frailty and Cognitive Impairment Research Group (FROG)
Prof. Mitsuru Nakazawa
Department of Ophthalmology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
Prof. Vincenzo Giuseppe Nicoletti
University of Catania - Dept of Biomedical and Biotecnological Sciences

Winner

Caroline E Nunes-Xavier
Institute of Cancer Research at The Norwegian Radium Hospital,
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