Travel bursary for the 16th Congress of the ISDCI, June 28- July 2, 2026 Dalian, China

APPLICATION FOR PRE/POST DOCTORAL CONGRESS TRAVEL AWARD

 

CLOSING DATE; 8th of May, 2026

 

Conditions

• PhDs and post-docs (within 2 years from the completion of their PhD) are eligible; if not yet a member they must become a member upon acceptance of the bursary.

• Non-member PhDs/post-docs are only eligible if the PI is a member in good standing, and have a student(s) from the lab applying; from 2026 onwards, the PI has to have been a member for at least 1 year for a PhD/post-doc from the lab to apply for the bursary).

• Applications from LMIC (Low Medium Income Country) are encouraged and will be seen favourably; PhD/post-doc from a LMIC or the PI from a LMIC do not have to be members to apply, but must become a member upon acceptance of the bursary.

• Funding has to be used within 12 months from the awards.

• Within 1 month after attendance to the meeting, the PhD/post-doc provides photo evidence of the attendance and writes a short summary of the experience that will be posted on the ISDCI website and other social media.

How to apply

1) travel award application form (Surname_application travel award) download the travel award application form

2) letter of support from your Supervisor / Advisor (Surname_Support Letter)

3) documentation of your student or postdoc status (Surname_student status)

4) a copy of the abstract that you have submitted to the ISDCI-16 organizers (Surname_ISDCI abstract)

5) evidence that you have registered for the Congress (Surname_ISDCI registration)

 

Submit the four files as 1 merged pdf to info@isdci.org to the attention of the ISDCI secretary of education. Follow the instructions above on how to name the files.

Selection criteria

Travel Bursaries are allocated on a competitive basis and in relation to the funds available. The Committee’s decision is final, and we are not able to enter into dialogue about our evaluation.

Travel Bursaries are assessed by the ISDCI board members based on the following criteria, which should be clearly addressed in the support letter:

• The level of contribution to the conference (poster; oral presentation)

• The level of travel grant support previously received from the ISDCI

• First-time attendance (or not) to the conference

• The level of additional support obtained for the proposed activity

• The value of the proposed travel activities to the applicant (e.g. relevance to career given the specific field of study)

• The level of seniority of the applicant (i.e. is the applicant in an established position?)