Travel Award

The Fire Travel Award was launched in 2022 and is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of fire research, which helps grow their profile. The application process is open from May 2025 to February 2026, and the winner is announced by the end of April 2026.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Fire Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 28 February 2026
Winner announcement: 30 April 2026

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

Mohamed Mohamed
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES), Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Creswick, Victoria, Australia

Award Committee

Dr. Grant Williamson Chairman
University of Tasmania
Dr. Chen Tao
Tsinghua University
Dr. Hugo Rodrigues
Risco, Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro
Dr. Edivaldo L. Thomaz
UNICENTRO

Winner

Amirouche Sadaoui
Université Laval, Canada

Award Committee

Dr. Grant Williamson Chairman
University of Tasmania
Dr. Vytenis Babrauskas
Fire Science and Technology Inc.
Dr. Chen Tao
Tsinghua University

Winner

Stephen Fillmore
University of Idaho, ID, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Grant Williamson Chairman
University of Tasmania
Dr. Natasha Ribeiro
University of Virginia
Prof. Jai Garg
GGS Indraprastha University
Prof. Ali Cemal Benim
Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Chuangang Fan
School of Civil Engineering, Central South University
Dr. Kevin Tansey
University of Leicester

Winner

Ana Novo
Universitario de Vigo, Spain

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Alistair Smith Chairman
IFIRE
Dr. Martin Alexander
Dr. Natasha Ribeiro
University of Virginia
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