The VPHi Institute will give 2 Travel Vouchers to student members that are registering to participate at the VPHi Summer School in Barcelona, Spain, to support them with travel, accommodation and living expenses during the school.
The Travel Voucher consists of a Certificate and a 500€ prize to be used for travel, accommodation and living expenses during the School, which will take place from 2 to 6 June 2025 in Barcelona.
How to apply?
Each student will have to send to admin@vph-institute.org:
- An application letter including information about the applicant (full name, address, nationality, age, information regarding their present position and institution, name and address of the academic adviser) and justification of the travel grant request (why they wish to apply for it; what would be the benefit for the student; how crucial it is to have to the travel award for participating to the school)
- A copy of their CV
- Proof of VPHi membership status*
*Are you a VPHi student member?
You are considered a rightful student member:
- if you are affiliated to either an ordinary or a supporting member and you have activated your VPHi membership account. If you still haven't done it, please register from here: www.vph-institute.org/register.html
- if you have already applied for a student membership and paid your membership fee for 2025 (check you personal area by logging in here). Please make sure your membership is in good standing before applying for this award.
Eligibility:
You are considered eligible if:
- You are a VPHi Student member in good standing for 2025
- You are living and studying outside of Spain
Selection:
- Only applications that fullfill all the eligibility criteria will be taken into consideration.
- The Award Committee will take into consideration merit, gender balance, diversity of scientific areas and provenance from low- and middle-income country.
- The Award Committee will provide notification of the awards in sufficient time for the awardees to arrange School attendance.
- One week before the School at the latest, the Awardee’s supervisors will be requested to send to admin@vph-institute.org a signed statement that acknowledges:
- their awareness of the amount of money granted to the Awardee,
- that the award money will be effectively used to cover costs associated with the participation of the Awardee to the School.
Failure to comply with this point will automatically cancel the award.
Award Presentation
The award presentation will take place during the VPHi Summer School. The award money will be transferred to the winners shortly after the congress, via bank transfer. The community will be informed about the winners in the monthly VPHi newsletter and on all other channels.
Deadline: 30 April 2025
