Travel Awards
Habtamu Beyene — Baker Heart And Diabetes Institute, Australia
Haoning Howard Cen — Life Sciences Inst, University of British Columbia, Canada
Andrea Gerdemann —University of Muenster, Germany
Maria Llambrich — Fun. Ins. Inv. San. Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spain
Monique Opperman — Centre for Human Metabolomics - NWU, South Africa
Juan Sebastian Piedrahita Giraldo — University of Antwerp, Belgium
Nilanjana Sadhu — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Carolin Schneider — M3 Research Center, Germany
Metabolomics Society Student Award Winners
The Metabolomics Society provided (10) $650 USD travel awards to support the attendance of students at the annual conference. Successful awardees are eligible to compete for the $200 Student Prize, awarded to the best presentation in the student category.
Niek de Jonge — Wageningen Univ. & Res., Netherlands
Elena Del Pup — Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
Antonia Fecke — Leibniz Institut Für Analytische Wissenschaften, Germany
Camilla Guerrini — Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Maïa Henry — Friedrich Schiller Universität, Germany
Takaki Oka — Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Jordi Rofes — Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Ioanna Tsiara — Uppsala University, Sweden
Daniel Wasinger — University Of Vienna, Austria
Yan Zhou Chen — Tufts University, United States
Low and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Award Winners
The Metabolomics Society provided (5) $1,000 USD travel awards to support participants from low and middle-income countries. These awards were provided to all career levels: students, early-career, and professional scientists. Winners also receive complimentary conference registration.
Nurhanis Hasmani — Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Motseoa Lephatsi — University Of Johannesburg, South Africa
Supakorn Potijun — Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Ana Júlia Silva Moreira — Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil
Pattipong Wisanpitayakorn — Mahidol University, Thailand
2025 EMN Travel Bursary Winners
The Early-Career Members Network (EMN) of the Metabolomics Society provided (4) $650 USD travel awards to support the attendance of early-career researchers at the conference. Attendance and participation in the event are strong promoters of professional development.
Claire Connolly — University College Dublin, Ireland
Paula-Dene Nesbeth — Emory University, United States
Thi Tran Ngoc Minh — Utrecht University, Netherlands
Lu Zhang — Leiden University, Netherlands
RFMF - French-speaking Metabolomics and Fluxomics Network Awards
RFMF provided 4 travel grants to students and early-career researchers.
Jérémy Monteiro — US 61 - PMAC, France
Mariana Pinheiro Costa Pimentel — Food and Nutrition Graduate Program (PPGAN-UNIRIO), France
Tomas Rypar — Mendel University In Brno, Czech Republic
Elfried B. M. Salanon — INRAE, France
ANZMetSoc Travel Award
The ANZMetSoc provided (1) travel award for Metabolomics 2025. The grant is valued at $500 AUD.
Stefan Pieczonka —The University of Queensland, Australia
KoMetS - Korea Metabolomics Society Travel Awards
Korea Metabolomics Society provided (2) travel awards in the amount of 650 USD each for early-career members of KoMets to attend Metabolomics 2025.
Woori Chae — Seoul National University, South Korea
So-Young Park — Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Nordic Met Soc Travel Awards
The Nordic Metabolomics Society (NMS) provided (4) travel grants (600 EUR each) for early-career researchers to Metabolomics 2025 in Prague. Members of the Nordic Metabolomics Society that are graduate students (Masters or PhD) or within 5 years post PhD while being in a training position were able to apply for the travel grant.
Aaron Barron — University of Turku, Finland
Lucie Davidová — Uppsala University, Sweden
Felix Friedrich — Uppsala University, Sweden
Yingxiao Yan — Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Sweden
Swiss Met Soc Travel Awards
The Swiss Metabolomics Society provided (4) Travel Awards in the amount of 500 CHF each. These awards are dedicated to assisting attendees from a Swiss institution (organization). Winners must be a PhD student or post-doc (within 5 years of obtaining PhD).
Mathieu Galmiche — University of Geneva, Switzerland
Mélina Richard — University of Basel, Switzerland
Cheng Shi — Eawag, Switzerland
Tanmay Tanna — ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Scottish Metabolomics Network Awards
The Scottish Metabolomics Society provided (2) Travel Awards in the amount of 500 GBP each. These awards are dedicated to students or early-career researchers in Scotland.
Susana Moñino Ramos — SRUC-University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Jessica O'Loughlin — The University Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Natnicha Charoenwong — Thammasat University, Thailand
Monica Monge Loria — Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
*Eligibility, applicants must be:
- Within 5 years of obtaining highest degree.
- DEADLINE: A current/paid member of the Metabolomics Society continuously for at least 3 months prior to the conference (by March 22, 2025)
- Submit an abstract for the conference, check the box for Metabolomics Society Travel Award.
- DEADLINE to submit an abstract is extended to March 13 (oral abstract submission deadline). You must submit in the “Oral or Poster” category to be considered
- Registered for the conference and attend in person
- Not eligible for the Metabolomics Society Student Travel Awards
Student and Early-Career abstracts that are submitted for travel awards will be reviewed by the SOC. You can only recieve one award, either from the Society or an affiliate/sponsor.
The Metabolomics Society Student Awards recognize outstanding academic achievement. Students* can apply for one of ten Metabolomics Society Student Travel Awards ($650 USD) to support their attendance at the Metabolomics Society annual conference. If successful they are then eligible to compete for the Metabolomics Society Student Prize ($200 USD), awarded to the best student presentation.
*Eligibility, applicants must be:
- Currently enrolled in full-time or part-time education, studying for either an undergraduate degree (BSc) or higher degree (MSc, PhD).
- DEADLINE: A Student Member of the Metabolomics Society continuously for at least 3 months prior to the conference (by March 22, 2025)
- Submit an abstract for the conference, check the box for Metabolomics Society Travel Award.
- DEADLINE to submit an abstract is March 13 (oral abstract submission deadline). You must submit in the “Oral or Poster” category to be considered.
- Registered for the conference and attend in person.
Student and Early-Career abstracts that are submitted for travel awards will be reviewed by the SOC. You can only receive one award, either from the Society or an affiliate/sponsor.
*Eligibility, applicants must be:
- Currently residing and studying/working in a low or middle-income country. Click here to view the list of countries
- A current/paid member of the Metabolomics Society continuously for at least 3 months prior to the conference (by March 22, 2025)
- Submit an abstract for the conference in the "Oral or Poster" category, and check the box for LMIC Travel Award
- Deadline is extended to March 13 to submit an abstract (oral abstract submission deadline)
- Registered for the conference and attend in person
- Cannot receive multiple awards (such as EMN Award or Society Awards)
The 2025 EMN Travel Bursary Awards aim to provide support for Early-Career scientists* to attend and actively participate in Metabolomics 2025 in Prague to promote their professional development. The EMN bursary is intended to support Early-Career members with a special interest in supporting the EMN. The Metabolomics Society strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and equality; therefore, we highly encourage applications from low- and middle-income countries.
To apply, submit an abstract for the conference and select “Yes” for the EMN Travel Bursary. Complete all application questions that follow. There is not a separate application form, the application is contained within the abstract submission process. Decisions will be communicated to all applicants over email by early May, and winners will be announced on the Metabolomics Society website, social media platforms and in the MetaboNews newsletter.
*EMN Award Eligibility, applicants must:
- Be within 5 years of obtaining highest degree
- Be a member of the Metabolomics Society by March 22, 2025
- Register for the conference, submit an abstract poster or oral presentation, and attend in person
- Attend the EMN events at the conference (e.g. EMN Reception, Career NIght and Workshop)
- Consent to their information being published on Met Soc related platforms
You may apply for both the EMN Award + Metabolomics Society Award, but may only receive one of these awards. Both oral presentations and poster presentations will be considered for the EMN award.
Up to (4) travel awards will be equally distributed between (i) graduate students (master or PhD students) and (ii) post-doctoral researchers to cover conference-related costs up to $650 USD.
Questions, contact info.emn@metabolomicssociety.org.
Calling Student Photographers!
Two (2) Student Photographers are needed to document the sessions and capture the atmosphere of the meeting. If you have experience with photography, and you would be interested in this opportunity, we welcome your application. Photographers must have their own equipment and supplies. The two selected photographers will each receive a $500 USD Travel Award.
To be considered please send an e-mail to info@metabolomicssociety.org that contains the following:
- Name
- Student Status and School
- Equipment – type of camera you would use
- Availability – are you able to attend all 4 days of the event, Monday – Thursday?
- Experience – brief summary of your photography experience, 1-2 sentences.
If selected, you will be able to coordinate with the other student photographer to create an even mix of photography time and session participation. Deadline to submit your interest is April 22.
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