Travel Award

The application deadline of the Travel Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until 28 February 2026. We are looking forward to applications from all over the world.


The Robotics Travel Award was launched in 2017, and granted each year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of robotics, with the aim of assisting them to grow their academic reputation. The application process is open from August to January of the next year and winner is announced by the end of March.

The Prize:

– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Robotics Travel Award
 

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
 
Year: 

Winner

Alessandro Perini
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Marco Ceccarelli Chairperson
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Dr. Matteo Russo
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Xinjun Liu
Tsinghua University
Prof. Beno Benhabib

Winner

Giuliano Fabris
University of Udine, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Marco Ceccarelli Chairperson
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Dr. Kean Aw
University of Auckland
Prof. Ian Walker
Clemson University
Prof. Beno Benhabib

Winner

Inho Kim
California Institute of Technology, USA

Award Committee

Prof. Marco Ceccarelli Chairperson
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Dr. Kean Aw
University of Auckland
Dr. David Portugal

Winner

Nicole D'Aurizio
University of Siena, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Marco Ceccarelli Chairperson
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Huosheng Hu
University of Essex
Prof. Giuseppe Carbone
University of Calabria
Prof. Xinjun Liu
Tsinghua University

Winner

Wenzhong Yan
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Riddhiman Laha
Technical University of Munich, Germany

Award Committee

Prof. Marco Ceccarelli Chairperson
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Gursel Alici
University of Wollongong
Prof. Xinjun Liu
Tsinghua University

Winner

Gabriele Costante
University of Perugia, Italy

Winner

Lawrence Kim
Stanford University, CA, USA

Winner

Martin Garrad
University of Bristol, UK; University of the West of England, UK

Winner

Piyamate Wisanuvej
Imperial College London, UK
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