SLAS Tony B. Academic Travel Award

Congratulations to this year's Tony B. Academic Award winners!

Winston Chiu, M.Sc., Rega Institute Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy (KU Leuven, Belgium)

Andrea Coluccio, Ph.D. (Fraunhofer ITEM, Germany)

Mario Graeve, M.Sc. (Fraunhofer IPA, Germany)

What is the Tony B. Academic Award?

Students, graduate students, post-doctoral associates and junior faculty (less than four years in first academic appointment) are encouraged to apply for this prestigious academic award. 

An applicant must be the primary author of a submitted abstract and must present his/her research in either a poster or oral (podium) session at the conference. Submitted award applications are reviewed by members of the Tony B. Academic Travel Award selection panel and are based on multiple factors, including but not limited to:

• Quality of the abstract
• Relevance of the research to the SLAS Europe 2021 Digitial conference
• Statement of value of the conference
• Qualifications of the applicant

The travel award covers the following:

• Complimentary Premier SLAS Membership for one year
• Full conference registration
• Invitation to be featured on the SLAS podcast, New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists
• Mentorship opportunity through SLAS Mentor Match Program

Multiple applicants from a single research group are allowed to apply. However, such applicants should understand that award application reviewers may prioritise the applications so that only one individual per investigator’s research group receives an award. This decision will be based on funding availability and the criteria listed above.