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Travel Award
The Quaternary Travel Award was launched in 2024, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of Quaternary Science, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from September to December every year and winners are announced by the end of January.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission to the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Number of Winners: One
Quaternary Travel Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (to present an oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Details 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
- RMRoberta MartinoRoberta MartinoNOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
Jef VandenbergheJef VandenbergheVrije UniversiteitChairman
Anna Maria MercuriAnna Maria MercuriLaboratorio di Palinologia e Paleobotanica, Dièartimento di Scienze dellla Vita, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Xianyan WangXianyan WangSchool of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University
Maria Fernanda Sanchez GoñiMaria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi