Travel Award

Dear Colleagues,

The application deadline for the Religions Travel Award has been extended. Entries will be accepted until 31 March 2025. We look forward to receiving applications from all over the world.

Religions 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 religion, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from May to November every year, and winners are announced by the end of January of the next year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of winners: 2

Religions Travel Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (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

VTVincenzo Tedesco
Vincenzo Tedesco
University of Messina, Italy
MBMátyás Bódi
Mátyás Bódi
University of Oxford, UK

Award Committee

Klaus Baumann
Klaus Baumann
Chairman
Freiburg University
Xiaojun Ding
Xiaojun Ding
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Emin Poljarevic
Emin Poljarevic
Uppsala University