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GA Travel Grants

Use this form to apply as a PhD student.
Use this form to apply as as Post-doc.
Use this form to apply as an LDC Scientist.

Travel Grants for the GA Annual Conference

GA Travel Grant rules for PhD students from all countries

PhD students who are at least in their 2^nd year of regular student GA membership (fee payment status will be checked) and would like to present their scientific results during the GA Annual Conference are eligible for a travel grant. The respective application form can be downloaded here.

In addition to this form, applicants must submit the following documents for review:

Letter of recommendation from your supervisor
Curriculum vitae (max. 1 page!)
Scan of the valid student identity card or an equivalent certification from the university confirming that you are a PhD student
Abstract (please check and adhere to the conference guidelines!)
Estimation of travel and accommodation costs

The travel grant money can be used to cover travel and accommodation expenses. Please note that the registration fee of the GA conference will be fully waived for all awardees. A fix amount of money will be granted:

For PhD GA members from countries with non-reduced fees*, the GA Travel Grant has an amount of 500 EUR.
For PhD GA members from countries with reduced fees*, the GA Travel Grant has an amount of 800 EUR.

GA Travel Grant rules for post-docs from countries with reduces fees*

Post-docs only from countries with reduced fees* up to an age of 40 years or max. 10 years after obtaining their PhD, who are at least in their 2^nd year of GA membership with paid fees (fee payment status will be checked) and want to present their scientific results during the GA Annual Conference are eligible for a travel grant. The respective application form can be downloaded here.

In addition to this form, applicants must submit the following documents for review:

Curriculum vitae (max. 1 page!)
Current publication list
Scan of the PhD certificate
Abstract (please check and adhere to the conference guidelines!)
Estimation of travel and accommodation costs

For Post-doc GA members from countries with reduced fees*, the GA Travel Grant has an amount of 1,000 EUR.

NEW: GA Congress Participation Grant for LDC Scientists

As part of GA’s social responsibility initiative, we are pleased to introduce a new grant specifically for established scientists from UN Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Established scientists from UN Least Developed Countries who are at least in their 2nd year of GA membership with paid fees (fee payment status will be checked), are at least 10 years post-PhD, and would like to present their scientific results during the GA Annual Conference are eligible for this congress participation grant. This grant can only be awarded once in a lifetime and is not available to applicants who are eligible for the PhD or Post-Doc travel grants. The respective application form will soon be available here.

In addition to this form, applicants must submit the following documents for review:

Curriculum vitae (max. 1 page!)
Current publication list (last 10 years)
Scan of the PhD certificate
Abstract (please check and adhere to the conference guidelines!)

The GA Congress Participation Grant provides a full waiver of the conference registration fee. The registration fee will be reimbursed or paid directly by GA on behalf of the awardee. No additional travel or accommodation grant will be provided.

General rules that apply to all candidates (PhD students, post-docs, and LDC scientists):

Only complete applications will be considered for further review.
Only one travel grant per category (PhD student / post-doc / LDC scientist) can be granted to the same working group.
PhD applicants who received a GA travel grant in previous years are not eligible. The number of grants is limited.
For the post-doctoral grant only those can apply who did not receive a PhD grant in the year before, and in case of head-to-head evaluation results those will have advantage who never received a PhD grant, or received it a longer time ago.
For the LDC Congress Participation Grant, only scientists who have not previously received this specific grant are eligible (once-in-a-lifetime rule). Previous PhD or Post-Doc travel grants do not affect eligibility if the applicant meets the 10-years-post-PhD criterion.
Notification: awardees will be informed at least one week before the deadline of the early bird registration expires.
For PhD and Post-Doc travel grants, the grants will be handed over at the congress. For the LDC Congress Participation Grant, the registration fee will be reimbursed or paid directly by GA.

Application packages for GA travel grants must be sent only via email latest by March 15^th, 2026 to:

PD Dr. Cica Vissiennon
Institute for Medicinal Physics and Biophysics
Medical Faculty, Leipzig University, Germany
Email: cica.vissiennon@uni-leipzig.de

Please state in the subject line of your email: “GA Travel Grant”.

*Regular fee countries:
All EU countries, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland; South Africa; USA and Canada; Israel, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates.

All other countries are reduced-fee countries.

Important Notice for Applicants:

Please be aware that the visa application process may take some time. We strongly recommend that you find out about the visa and entry regulations that apply to your country as early as possible. If you require an invitation letter, please contact the congress secretariat promptly.