The Society announces the „Swiss Geological Society Travel Awards“. A maximum of five awards will be given per year to MSc or PhD students that are member of the Swiss Geological Society and enrolled at a Swiss institution or university
Each award consists of a contribution of CHF 200 towards the cost of an active participation (poster or oral presentation) at a conference between 15 June 2018 and 14 June 2019 in any field of the geological sciences. Selection will be based primarily on scientific accomplishments and on the submitted conference abstract.
Application for the 2018 Swiss Geological Society Travel Award is now open:
Applications must include all of the following:
1. Conference announcement
2. Abstract that has been or will be submitted to the conference
3. Curriculum vitae and list of publications
4. Signed letter of support from the PhD advisor
Note that only applications in English will be considered. The application package (as a single PDF file in the above order; file size < 5 MB) should be submitted using this online application form:
http://goo.gl/forms/yszekNgmVn
Deadline is 30 May 2018 (23:59)
Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered. The award money will be paid upon presentation of a confirmation of attendance from the conference (e.g. payment receipt)
The Swiss Palaeontological Society SPG (a group within the Swiss Geological Society SGG) annually supports young palaeontologists at Swiss universities to actively attend scientific meetings at which they wish to present their research results.
Prerequisites are:
Deadline for submission of applications: June 30th 2018
Please provide the following documents and information: Name, field of research, statement that other sources of funding are not available, information about the symposium/ scientific meeting including fees, information about the planned contribution (talk, poster, etc.), abstract, an estimate of the costs (registration fees, accommodation, travel expenses).
Applications have to be sent to:
PD Dr. Christian Klug
Paläontologisches Institut u. Museum
Karl Schmid-Strasse 4
8006 Zürich
chklug[at]pim.uzh.ch