Two deadlines for applications - 01 March and 01 September each year

LS² Travel grants are sponsored by the Swiss Academy of Sciences, SCNAT. We follow SCNAT guidelines to financially support conference participation.

 

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1. Eligibility and Formal Criteria for Applicants:

• Minimum membership at LS²: 1 year at the time of the application deadline.
• Only PhD students are eligible for LS² travel grants (TG) (sponsored by SCNAT).
• Maximum lifetime funding per PhD student: 1400 CHF.
• Maximum funding per conference type: international overseas - 1400 CHF, European - 800 CHF. Online conferences - a minimum of 100 CHF, and a maximum of 800 CHF. 
• Active participation at the meeting required (poster or talk). However, please note, that applications, where abstract has been submitted but the decision on presentation type has not yet been made, are also accepted. Only "listener" type of participation will not be accepted.
• What is funded: travel (2^nd class/economy fare), registration fees, and hotel.
• Applications have to be submitted by individuals (private Swiss bank account), no institutional applications accepted.
• Please respect the two annual submission deadlines: March 1^st and September 1^st.
• Meeting must take place after the application deadline, but before the next deadline. (e.g., after September 1 and before March 1 if the grant is submitted for September call).
• Applicants have to indicate one most suitable LS² section on the application form - applications are evaluated by section representatives. 
• Please prepare to upload your CV, your conference abstract, a list of publications and a recommendation letter as one pdf.

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2. Evaluation
All eligible applications will be evaluated by the LS² Travel Grant Evaluation Committee. Participation in LS² activities (meetings, workshops...) and volunteering (e.g., chairing a session) is awarded with extra points. Grants will be awarded to the candidates with the highest overall scores.

3. Refund and Travel Grant Report 
PhD students who have received a TG will in return share their project/travel/conference experience with the public (written report for a lay audience to be posted on the LS² and/or SCNAT website):

• Submission of Travel Grant Reports needs to be done via e-mail to info@ls2.ch
• Mandatory: At least one page (A4) meeting report with a photo of yourself at the conference (e.g., in front of the poster/while giving the talk. Please include your name, conference date and title).
• The logos of LS² and SCNAT have to be placed on your poster or on the acknowledgement slide (logos will be provided in the confirmation mail to the applicant)
• Please include your name, affiliation and e-mail address
• Please include the exact name and the place/dates of the conference
• You may send us the abstract of your work if you wish to have this published on our website together with your report.
• If you wish to submit your meeting report in a different format (slide show, ppt presentation...), please contact us 
• The travel grant recipient agrees that his/her report will be published on this site and that photos he/she sends from the conference might be posted on the LS² social media channels