Travel Award

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

Lubricants Travel Award was launched in 2018, and it is presented to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of tribology, including the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear, 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

Lubricants Travel Award

Application deadline: 31 December 2025Winner announcement date: 28 February 2026

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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

FLFrancesco Lavini
Francesco Lavini
New York University Tandon, USA

Winner

BZBinbin Zhang
Binbin Zhang
University of Twente, Netherlands