Young Scientist Travel Award 2012: BALWOIS 2012

The European Meteorological Society invites applications for a Young Scientist Travel Award (YSTA) to support the participation of young scientists at the International Scientific Conference on Water, Climate and Environment, 28 May - 2 June 2012, Ohrid, FY Republic of Macedonia. The award includes financial support for travel expenditures of 500€; the registration fees of the successful candidates will be waived by the BALWOIS organisers.

Eligibility

Young scientists under 35 years of age on the first of January 2012 working and/or studying in a European country are eligible for an award. Applicants that have previously won an EMS Young Scientist Travel Award are only considered with low priority for this award.

All countries with an EMS Member Society or included in the WMO RA VI region are considered as European. An overview of EMS Member Societies can find here.

Application procedure

To apply the following documents are required:

• a short curriculum vitae,
• the abstract submitted to the BALWOIS 2012,
• a document to determine the age of the candidate, and
• a supporting statement (e.g. by an EMS Member Society or an EMS Associate Member).

The applicant must be the presenting author of the submitted contribution.

Please submit any application to awardapplication@emetsoc.org, no later than 15 February 2012. 

All documents except the doument to determine the age must be in pdf-format.

A certificate will be presented to the selected awardees during the BALWOIS conference in Ohrid. The awardees are expected to provide a report on the conference for publication on the emetsoc-site until two weeks after the meeting.