Travel Award

The Risks Travel Award is to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of financial risk management and insurance, which helps to grow their profiles. The application process is open from January to August every year and winners are announced by the end of October.

The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Risks Travel Award
 

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 on 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
 
Year: 

Winner

Mengni Yang
University of Southampton

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Steven Haberman Chairperson
City St George's, University of London
Prof. Dr. Mogens Steffensen
University of Copenhagen
Prof. Dr. Min-Teh Yu
National Tsing Hua University
Dr. Shengkun Xie
Toronto Metropolitan University

Winner

Silvana Pesenti
University of London, UK

Winner

Héloïse Labit Hardy
University of New South Wales, Australia
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