Wheat Initiative Travel Awards to join the 4th International Wheat Congress (IWC) in Bologna, Italy
#IWC2026Bologna
Thank you for your interest in the Wheat Initiative Travel Awards for Early Career Researchers (WI Travel Awards for ECRs) to attend the 4th IWC in Bologna, Italy. The WI Travel Awards for ECRs are for researchers working with wheat who have completed their PhD with less than 5 years’ experience. Please be aware that you will receive guidelines on how to present invoices and documents for your reimbursement. Each WI Travel Award for ECRs will be up to 999 Euros.
The WI Travel Award for ECRs can be used for travel (economy), visa and accommodation costs and registration fee for the 4th IWC in Bologna, Italy. The WI Travel Awards for ECRs is not paid before the event but is granted on a reimbursement basis upon presenting documentation specified in the guidelines for WI Travel Award. No funds can be provided in advance.
It is mandatory to complete the Application Form in order to apply for the Travel Award.
The following supporting material MUST be attached to your Application Form submission: Letter of support from supervisor, Abstract for the IWC2026 and Curriculum Vitae (up to 1 page). Applications will not be considered if any of these are not attached.
Deadline for the full application submission is Sunday 30th November 2025.
We look forward to your active participation!
Eligibility:
Applicants must have:
Successfully completed a PhD.
No more than five years research experience since completing a PhD.
Currently employed to work on wheat or wheat related topics at a university or research institution.
Employed at an institution/organisation based in a:
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) members countries
Non-G20 countries (except when the country is a WI member)
Non-OECD countries (except when the country is a WI member)
Note: This applies regardless of the nationality of the applicant.
Applicants must be presenting a poster or talk at the 4th International Wheat Congress in Bologna, Italy.
Application:
It is mandatory to complete the Application Form (see the link below) to apply. Please follow the link in the button to the form and you can also upload your supporting material to the link provided in the form. Make sure you have the supporting material ready in one folder:
CV (up to one page)
Letter of support from your supervisor
Abstract you will be submitting to the IWC2026