TRAVEL GRANTS

With support from the SNSF, ICLaVE13 is pleased to offer up to 20 travel grants of 500 CHF to subsidize the travel of students, fixed-term contract staff, and independent scholars to present their research at the conference. The committee may offer larger grants to scholars coming from outside of Europe. 

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Criteria for travel grants

The University of Lausanne’s sustainable travel policy stipulates the following conditions:

 

  • If the journey will take 10 hours or less by train, only the train will be reimbursed

  • For flights, only economy airfare will be reimbursed, with a maximum of one checked bag

  • Flights between Swiss cities (e.g., Geneva-Zurich) are not permitted; recipients must take the train from their first point of entry in Switzerland

  • Taxis and private vehicles cannot be reimbursed

Eligibility

Applicants must be:

  • Students, fixed-term contract staff, or independent scholars;

  • based in/affiliated with a university in a country on the OECD middle- or low-income countries list; and

  • presenting a paper (individual or as part of a panel) or poster at ICLaVE 13.

Submission requirements

Applicants must provide all the following documents to be considered for a travel grant:

 

  • CV
  • Letter of motivation (max. 1 page)
  • Letter from a supervisor or head of department confirming grant eligibility for students and fixed-term contract holders (not required for independent scholars)

 

Application dossiers should be sent as a single PDF to info@iclave13.ch with the subject line “TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION” by 28 February 2026.

Committee members:

Anita Auer, Erez Levon, Jeffrey Pheiff, Tillmann Pistor, Jennifer Thorburn

Last page update: 01.12.2025