James Banal, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre of Excitonics at MIT, USA

Attending DNA23 in Austin, Texas, USA in September 2017

"My research aims to provide a fundamental understanding of how we can control excitons, which are energy mediators formed in organic materials upon light excitation."

Ofir Press

Masters student at the Machine Learning Lab at Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Presenting at the International Conference on Machine Learning in Sydney, Australia, in August 2017

"Conferences lead to collaboration and an exchange of ideas and knowledge that move the field forward."

Sofia Bartlett

PhD student at the University of New South Wales, Australia

Speaking at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston, USA, in March 2018

"My research has the ability to revolutionise the way that we carry out surveillance of infectious diseases, allowing us to develop new systems to predict who will get sick before it happens!"

Austin Jarl Boyd

PhD student at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Presenting at Goldschmidt 2017 in Paris, France, in August 2017

"My research provides pieces to the puzzle of how a planet transitions from a hot body of molten rock to a place where life can proliferate."

Ella Tyuryumina

Research assistant at the International Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Structural Analysis (HSE)

Presenting at Digital Health 2017 in London, UK, in July 2017

"Academic conferences provide a rare opportunity for postdoc and graduate students to shape their ideas beyond the typical supervisor-supervisee interactions"

Are you a PhD or postdoc looking to share your research at a conference this year?

Sparrho, the global scientific discovery platform, is offering grants of £500 for PhD students and postdocs in any field of science and engineering, at any institute, to attend an academic conference of their choice in the coming 12 months. Each winner will also be featured in the Huffington Post.

Apply now for £500 funding for your 2017-2018 conference travel from Sparrho.

Submit a 10-minute application by 31 July 2017 to be considered for our August 2017 Prizes.
The next deadline is 31 August 2017 for our September 2017 Prizes.



Partner Conferences

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Sparrho partners with conferences around the world to guarantee at least one recipient of the Researcher Prize from their registered attendees.

Apply now to suggest your target conference to Sparrho's Partnerships team.

Application Process

Application forms are reviewed on a rolling basis, and at least one winner will be announced every month.
Email Sybil (sybil@sparrho.com) if you have any questions.

1. Tell us about your research in <300 words and which conference you're going to

Submit your application by 30 June 2017 to be in the running for the July 2017 Prizes.

2. Curate papers relevant to your research on Sparrho's platform

Your submitted application becomes the starting point of your very own Sparrho pinboard for you to showcase your scientific interests and expertise.

Here's a Sparrho pinboard curated by Mark Docherty, PhD student at the University of Glasgow:

3. Share your completed pinboard

Applicants from around the world proud to show off their good work: