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Travel Award
The application deadline of the Microorganisms Travel Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until 30 November 2025. We are looking forward to applications from all over the world.
The Microorganisms Travel Award was launched in 2018, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses, and prions, which helps to increase their influence. The application will open from April to October, and winners will be announced by the end of December every year.
The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.
Number of Winners: 3
Microorganisms Travel Award
Winner announcement date: 31 January 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students, research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).
– 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.
– 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
- ASAlessandro Calogero ScaliaAlessandro Calogero ScaliaUniversità del Piemonte Orientale, Italy
- CSColleen Jocelyn SedneyColleen Jocelyn SedneyUniversity of Georgia, USA
- GGGloria GriffanteGloria GriffanteUniversity of Turin, Italy
Award Committee
Nico JehmlichNico JehmlichHelmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZChairman
Jarl BøgwaldJarl Bøgwald
Hermann J. HeipieperHermann J. HeipieperHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Antonio BevilacquaAntonio Bevilacqua

