At every ECSS Congress, ECSS and its official publishing partner, Wiley, offer Travel Grants of €600 each for up to five ECSS Young Investigators Award (ECSS YIA) candidates. During the online abstract submission process, applicants for the ECSS YIA have the opportunity to opt in for the ECSS YIA Travel Grant.

Entry criteria

• The applicant is not a former ECSS YIA Travel Grant winner.
• The applicant has successfully submitted an abstract for an ECSS YIA presentation at the 31st ECSS Annual Congress – ECSS Lausanne 2026 (Notification of acceptance on 1 April 2026) and ticked ‘Yes - I wish to apply for the ECSS YIA Travel Grant’ during abstract submission.
• The applicant has uploaded a proof of a university affiliation (in English language) of a country listed up to Lower Middle Income Countries1 from the DAC List of ODA Recipients in the ECSS Account.
• The applicant has uploaded a proof of current residence (in English language) of a country listed up to Lower Middle Income Countries1 from the DAC List of ODA Recipients in the ECSS Account.
• The applicant has paid the full registration fee by 8 May 2026 before receiving the ECSS YIA Travel Grant money.
• Following a review of all ECSS YIA applications by the ECSS Scientific Board and ECSS Scientific Committee, ECSS YIA Travel Grants are then selected according to the results of the ECSS YIA’s abstract selection process and offered to candidates.

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1 This includes the following three categories from the DAC List of ODA Recipients: (1) Least Developed Countries, (2) Low Income Countries and (3) Lower Middle Income Countries.