Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Geriatrics will be granting the Travel Award to one junior scientist. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Geriatrics Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support for the winner to attend an international conference in the field of geriatric medicine to be held in 2024, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winner will be awarded CHF 800 and an electronic certificate.

Please submit your applications for the Geriatrics 2024 Travel Award online by 15 September 2023. Prizes will be awarded at the end of December 2023 and announced on the Geriatrics website.

Kind regards,
Geriatrics Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Geriatrics, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 Travel Award sponsored by Geriatrics.

The Travel Award was granted to Dr. Esmee M. Reijnierse, an early career researcher specializing in sarcopenia and currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow in the @AgeMelbourne research group at the University of Melbourne in Australia (AUS). She has extensive experience in conducting cohort studies in a variety of settings, i.e., inpatients, outpatients, general population, and healthcare professionals.

The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to support attendance at an academic conference in 2020.

We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting the diverse and fascinating range of research topics. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Esmee M. Reijnierse on his award!

Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann Editor-in-Chief of Geriatrics

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Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Geriatrics Travel Award:

Theodore D. Cosco, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Gerontology Research Center, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, who will be supported with 800 Swiss Francs towards his travel expenses to attend an academic conference in 2019. His primary areas of interest are in the positive aspects of ageing, e.g. resilience, applying longitudinal modelling techniques within a life course epidemiological framework, and the policy implications an ageing population.

We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting the diverse and fascinating range of research topics. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Theodore D. Cosco on his award!

Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann
Editor-in-Chief of Geriatrics

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