The WITec Conference Travel Grant will provide financial support to an outstanding PhD student from the Americas that has conducted cutting edge research using microscopy instrumentation from WITec and intends to present their research at the upcoming SciX 2023 Conference in Sparks, Nevada, US from October 8-13, 2023.
PhD Students in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and/or a related discipline that are studying at an accredited University in North America or South America are invited to participate in this exciting program.
To participate in the WITec Conference Travel Grant Program, applicants must submit a copy of an abstract that they prepared for submission to the SciX 2023 Conference as presenting author, according to the guidelines given here: FACSS SciX - Abstracts (scixconference.org).
The abstracts must make clear reference to WITec instrumentation and must not include any employees of WITec/Oxford Instruments as co-authors. Prior to the travel grant program deadline, the applicant must have received formal notification from the organizers of the SciX 2023 Conference related to the acceptance of their abstract for presentation at the conference.
The WITec Conference Travel Grant awardee for the SciX 2023 Conference will be announced on September 15, 2023. The awardee will receive $3000 in funding from WITec/Oxford Instruments to cover conference registration fees, roundtrip airfare, lodging, and meals related to participation in the SciX 2023 Conference.
To receive consideration for this program, applicants should use the Form below to send their abstract along with a cover letter to Oxford WITec. The cover letter should include the applicant’s motivation and a description of the significance of the work for the spectroscopy community. Please see the Terms & Conditions.