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Chemistry Travel Award

Chemistry Travel Award 2024
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Through the «Chemistry Travel Award», contributions towards the cost of participation at an international conference in the chemical sciences are granted to selected PhD students. The award is sponsored by the Platform Chemistry of the SCNAT and the Swiss Chemical Society (SCS).

Chemistry Travel Award 2024

The SCNAT and the Swiss Chemical Society are happy to open the 2024 Chemistry Travel Awards 2024: You can win a contribution of CHF 1000.- to actively present at an international conference.

Criteria for the international conference:

  • The conference must be related to chemistry (any domain of chemistry)
  • Active participation (poster or talk)
  • Must take place outside Switzerland
  • Must last at least 3 days
  • Conference must take place between May 15th, 2024 and May 14th, 2025
  • Deadline for application is March 31st, 2024 (23:59)
  • Applicants must be doing her/his PhD at a Swiss institution at the time of the deadline (March 31st, 2024)

Application requirements:

  • Abstract
  • CV with a list of publications (2 pages max)
  • Recommendation letter from advisor

Winners must present the certificate of attendance within 60 days after the conference to receive the reimbursement.

Every year, we receive many e-mails asking the same questions. Therefore, we kindly ask you to please read the FAQ before applying.