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Fishes Travel Award
Application deadline: 31 October 2025
Winner announcement: 31 December 2025
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students; – Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information regarding 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
Marine Banse
University of Liège, Belgium
Award Committee
Dr. M Angeles Esteban
Chairman
University of Murcia
Prof. Marina Paolucci
University of Sannio
Dr. Joseph Quattro
University of South Carolina
Dr. Pedro Morais
Department of Water Resources
Prof. Dr. Bror Jonsson
Norwegian Institue for Nature Research
Winner
Inês Cerveira
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Award Committee
Dr. M Angeles Esteban
Chairman
University of Murcia
Prof. Marina Paolucci
University of Sannio
Dr. Eric Hallerman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Prof. Dr. Bror Jonsson
Norwegian Institue for Nature Research
Dr. Wagner C. Valenti
São Paulo State University - Aquaculture Center
Winner
Daniela Rosado
S2AQUA
Award Committee
Dr. M Angeles Esteban
Chairman
University of Murcia
Dr. Eric Hallerman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Prof. Marina Paolucci
University of Sannio
Dr. Joseph Quattro
University of South Carolina
Dr. Bernardo Baldisserotto
Winner
Daniel Coffey
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Winner
Elvis Genbo Xu
McGill University; University of California, Riverside
Award Committee
Dr. Helmut Segner
Chairman
University of Bern
Prof. Caterina Faggio
Dr. Eric Hallerman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Prof. Jesus Romalde
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Prof. Manuel Manchado
IFAPA
Dr. PIERRE SASAL
cnrs
Dr. M Angeles Esteban
University of Murcia
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