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Awards and registration fee waivers

Support applications will be possible from early February (start of abstract submission).

Scientists who wish to apply for the EMS  Young Scientist Travel Award (YSTA) must be the principal author of their contribution and must submit an abstract by 7 March 2018.

Scientists, who wish to apply for a registration fee waiver or a Tromp Foundation Travel Award to Young Scientists (TFTAYS) must be the principal author of their contribution and must submit an abstract by 13 April 2018. Please study the respective announcement below for requirements and submission of any additional documentation.

• Please note that all support applicants have to pay Abstract Processing Fees (APF) at the time of submitting the abstract.
• Each support is granted to the contact author for a particular abstract. Should this abstract be withdrawn before the meeting or should this abstract not be presented at the meeting, although the author who has been granted support is present at the meeting, the support grant has to be returned, i.e. the author in question will be asked to register and, if necessary, to pay back the money received.
• Awards and registration fee waivers cannot be transferred.

Please follow the links below for detailed instructions on how to apply for the respective support schemes.

• EMS Young Scientist Travel Award (application deadline 7 March 2018)
• Tromp Foundation Travel Award to Young Scientists for papers on biometeorology (TFTAYS) (application deadline 13 April 2018)

  This award is specifically for presentations in the field of biometeorology. Please read the information about the award and eligibility before applying.

  • Please enter the session programme, select the programme stream and session you would like to submit your abstract to, and use the "Abstract submission" link associated with that session.
  • Within the abstract submission tool, please tick that you would like to apply for the TFTAYS support scheme.
  • Upload the following application details (one pdf file):
    • a short curriculum vitae of the candidate – please include a list of your most important publications and distinguish between peer-reviewed and other publications,
    • a document that proofs the age of the candidate, and
    • an estimate of your travel-related costs.
  • Complete the abstract submission form and submit your abstract.
• Registration fee waiver (application deadline 13 April 2018)

  In general it is expected that authors of conference contributions scheduled for presentation will secure their participation in the conference without any financial assistance provided by the organisers.

  For a limited number of participants registration fees may be waived, with high priority for young scientists. Participants who may want to apply for waivers to facilitate their participation in this conference are asked to indicate their application and to upload the following application details (in one pdf-file) within the abstract submission tool:

  • Please enter the session programme, select the programme stream and session you would like to submit your abstract to, and use the "Abstract submission" link associated with that session.
  • Within the abstract submission tool, please tick that you would like to apply for the waiver support scheme.
  • Upload the following application details (one pdf-file):
    • a short CV, indicating nationality, date of birth, and recent relevant publications, and
    • a short statement on other sources of funding of travel expenses, and how research will benefit from your attendance at the conference
  • Complete the abstract submission form and submit your abstract.