Durum Expert Working Group Travel Awards

Travel Awards to support attendance at the From Seed to Pasta congress #FSTP5

The Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding Expert Working Group (Durum EWG) and the Wheat Initiative (WI) are pleased to announce that up to six awards will be available for Early Career Researchers and PhD students to support attendance at the From Seed to Pasta Congress in Bari, Italy (24–27 September 2025), as well as the meeting of the EWG (27 September 2025).

Travel award amounts will range from €600 (for applicants from Europe) to €1,200 (for applicants coming from outside Europe).

The awards are intended to help cover registration, travel, and accommodation expenses associated with attending the From Seed to Pasta Congress in Bari. Participation must be in person.

Funds can only be provided as reimbursement. This means that successful awardees must submit receipts for registration, travel, and accommodation expenses after the event, in accordance with the Wheat Initiative Guidelines. No funds can be provided in advance.

Who can apply?

  • Early Career Researchers registered in the EWG durum wheat genomics and breeding.

  • Early Career Researchers registered in other EWGs of WI.

  • PhD-students enrolled in a PhD program at the time of the event (September 2025).

  • Applicants must be enrolled or working at an institution located in:

  • Wheat Initiative member country (Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Republic of Korea, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States)

  • CIMMYT and ICARDA

  • West and Central Africa Wheat Summit (WECAWheat)

  • non-G20 or non-OECD countries.

Application:

Applications must be made by e-mail to annamaria.mastrangelo(a)crea.gov.it, always include as cc  wheat.initiative(a)julius-kuehn.de

  • Applications must be received before 25 May 2025.

  • Include in the subject line “Application for travel support: Durum EWG”.

Provide the following information in your e-mail:

  • Full name and e-mail address

  • Address of institution where you are enrolled as a PhD student or employed, name of supervisor

  • Short CV (max. one page)

  • Estimation of your travel expenses (max. one page). Including ONLY the following expenses:

•          Registration

•          Hotel accommodations (24 to 27 September: 3 nights maximum)

•          Travel costs by plane, train or long distance bus (economy fare)

•          Visa cost to attend the event (when applicable).

  • The travel awards must be used to cover costs of travel and accommodation expenses to attend the Wheat From Seed to Pasta congress in Bari, Italy, only.

  • Notification of the outcome of your application and the amount awarded will be announced by May 30, 2025.

  • The outcome notification email will include the guidelines on how to obtain the reimbursement.

  • The deadline for early registration and submission of abstracts for FSTP5 will be extended to the 10th of June 2025 for the travel award winners.