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).
• 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 March 1 and before September 1 if the grant is submitted for March 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