2019 – Travel Grants

Download Call For CNIC PhDay2019 Travel Grants

Terms and Conditions of the Grants

A minimum of 2 grants will be awarded covering the cost of the trip to Madrid in Economy Class (one round trip from the participant’s place of residence) and two hotel nights (21st and 22nd November 2019). Accommodation and travel tickets will be directly provided by CNIC

Requirements

  1. Applicants must be registered in the CNIC PhDay 2019 and must have submitted an abstract (in English) of the poster they are going to present the day of the event.
  2. Applicants must be PhD students or postdocs up to 5 years after receiving their doctoral degrees belonging to a university or research group located outside Madrid Region and within the European Union.

Formalization of the applications

The deadline for receiving the application form and the attached documents is October 27th, 2019 (included). Applications received later than this date will not be considered.

Applications must be sent to travelgrants.cnicphday@cnic.es including:

  1. Registration details (Name & Affiliation)
  2. A copy of the submitted abstract
  3. A proof of status proving its belonging to a research group/University outside Madrid region (i.e. copy of current BsD, MsD, PhD registration)
  4. CV
  5. Motivation letter (maximum 1 page)

Additionally, in order to be accordingly scored, applicants must declare their willingness of participation in the Special Poster Session (Special Contest) at the time of registration.

Selection of the Candidates and Decision

Applications which do not fulfil all requirements will be excluded from the evaluation.

Applications will be evaluated by the CNIC PhDay 2019 Organizing Committee and the selection of candidates will be performed according to a scoring system:

  • Abstract content and adjustment to PhDay spirit (up to 3 points)
  • CV (up to 5 points)
  • Motivation letter (up to 3 points)
  • Willingness of participation in the Special Poster Session (Special Contest) (2 extra points)

In case of tie between applicants, CV will be evaluated and its score will decide the travel fellowship awarding (up to 5 extra points).

Resolution of this call will be published during the last week of October 2019. Grant beneficiaries must express their acceptance within 3 working days after communication of the decision; otherwise, a new beneficiary will be called according to the ranked list.

By applying to this call, participants accept that their identification data (name and surname) can be incorporated into the resolutions of the selection process.