Travel Grants

For early career researchers participating in the conference, limited funds for travel support are available.To apply for a grant, please use the suitable category in the conference registration system and please be prepared to provide the following:

• A letter of motivation stating why you are interested in participating in the ICOP (500 words)
• If you are part of a network (PYRN, IPA, APECS, USPA…), how are you involved? If you are not part of a network, are you interested to increase your activity e.g. for the future PYRN or APECS executive committee, council and/or national representation? (300 words)

Further requirements for travel grants:

• Submission of a high-quality conference abstract as first author
• Student (master or PhD) or early-career postdoc (≤6 years after PHD defence)
• Creation of a FrostByte (submission until June 5, 2016; a very short video presentation about your research, see http://www.climate-cryosphere.org/categories/138-frostbytes)

The application deadline for abstract submission as well as the application for financial support: December 20, 2015

Deadline to confirm financial support approval: February 11, 2016

Registration deadline for travel award recipients (early-bird registration is mandatory): March 11, 2016