Travel Award
The Geosciences Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of geosciences, 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
Geosciences Travel Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students or research fellows;– Individuals with plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information on the conference that the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;– Curriculum Vitae and a list of publications;
– A justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– A letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Vittoria Vandelli
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Chang Zhong
University of Glasgow, UK
Award Committee
Dr. Alberto Fairen
Chairperson
Dr. Rosa Nappi
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Napoli Osservatorio Vesuviano
Prof. Dimitrios Nikolopoulos
University of West Attica, Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering
Prof. Karoly Nemeth
Massey University
Dr. Isabelle Moretti
Winner
Theo Le Gallais
Curtin University, Australia
Manuel López
University in La Plata, Argentina
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. John Eichelberger
Chairperson
Alaska Center for Energy and Power
Prof. Marco Viccaro
Università di Catania
Dr. Luciano Telesca
Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale
Dr. Georgios Balasis
National Observatory of Athens
Dr. Isabelle Moretti
Winner
Andrea Maffeis
Università di Torino, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Jesús Martínez Frías
Chairperson
Instituto de Geociencias, IGEO (CSIC-UCM)
Prof. Marco Viccaro
Università di Catania
Dr. Eric Parteli
University of Duisburg-Essen
Prof. Dr. Piotr Migoń
Dr. Deodato Tapete
Italian Space Agency
Dr. Angelos G. Maravelis
School of Geology
Winner
Christian Schiffer
Uppsala University
Ismael Foroughi
University of New Brunswick
Benjamin Chandler
Stockholm University
Hong Chin Ng
University of Bristol, UK
Caterina Gozzi
Department of Earth Sciences - University of Florence (Italy)
Winner
Mussa Raja
ICArEHB - Universidade do Algarve
Patricio Becerra
University of Bern
Winner
Ilya Bobrovskiy
Australian National University
Winner
Amelia Jane Davies
Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
