Travel Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Sports will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Sports Editorial Board. 

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of sport sciences and public health to be held in 2025, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

The winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 800 and an electronic certificate. 

Please submit your applications for the Sports 2025 Travel Award online by 31 March 2025. Prizes will be awarded at the end of May 2025 and announced on the Sports website.

Kind regards,
Sports Editorial Office

 
Sports Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 March 2025
Winner announcement: 31 May 2025

Candidate Requirements

  • Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
  • Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster). 

Required Application Documents

  • 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 as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Behnam Liaghat
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Shane Ryan
South East Technological University, Ireland

Award Committee

Prof. Eling de Bruin Chairman
IBWS, ETHZ
Dr. David Bentley
None
Prof. François Billaut
University Laval
Prof. Dr. Silvio Rene Lorenzetti
School of Engineering, ZHAW
Prof. Tom L Broderick
Midwestern University, College of Graduate Studies, Department of Physiology

Winner

Sara Samadzadeh
University of Düsseldorf, Germany
Gustavo Oliveira da Silva
Nove de Julho University, Brazil

Award Committee

Ms. Sports Editorial Office Chairman
Sports Editorial Office
Dr. Andrew Hatchett
Health Sciences Program Coordinator
Dr. Antonio Tessitore
University of Rome "Foro Italico"
Dr. Diane E. Mack
Brock University
Prof. Professor Michael Kingsley
La Trobe University and University of Auckland

Winner

Ben Kirk
University of Melbourne
Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes
University of Laval

Winner

Paul Collings
Bradford Institute for Health Research, UK
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