Travel Award

The Soil System Travel Award was launched in 2019, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of biological, (bio)chemical, and physical processes operating within soils and sediments, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from July to December every year and winners are announced by the end of February the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

Soil Systems 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

KGKrishna Gautam
Krishna Gautam
North-West University, South Africa

Award Committee

Heike Knicker
Heike Knicker
Chairman
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla
Remigio Paradelo Núñez
Remigio Paradelo Núñez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Ewald Schnug
Ewald Schnug
Faculty of Life Sciences, Technical University & Institute for Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences