Scholarships for Events on Complex Systems (SECS)
The yrCSS wants to encourage young scientists to participate in complex systems events. SECS are conceived for this very purpose. The Scholarship for Events on Complex Systems provides financial support for young researchers to attend conferences, workshops, schools, symposiums or other scientific events related to complex systems.
The scholarship takes the form of a reimbursement: it covers some costs associated with attending scientific events. These include registration fees, travel expenses like plane or train tickets, accommodation costs or visa applications, among others.
The call for SECS is currently OPEN until April 29th.
Funding
SECS provides support in the form of reimbursement for young researchers attending scientific events related to complex systems. We can reimburse up to 500 euros for covering intra-continental events, and up to 800 euros for inter-continental events or early career researchers from universities in emergent nations (specifically, in a country that is not classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank).
The selected candidates will be required to send us proof of payment and confirmation of attendance. The scholarships are paid after the event. If shown to be necessary, we may exceptionally pay some fees in advance. In this case, please get in touch with us at yr.cssociety@gmail.com.
Requirements
To be eligible, you only need to be a Master’s student, a PhD candidate, or an early-stage researcher (up to 4 years after PhD) working on complex systems. No need to have paid a CSS membership to apply: if you get selected and are not a member yet, you will get a membership as part of the grant!
How to apply
Your application must consist of:
- Your CV
- A cover letter of a maximum of one page where you explain your personal motivation and the importance of attending the proposed event. It should include:
- A brief description of the event and its connection with complex systems research.
- The requested amount, including a cost breakdown, with sources or explicit justification.
- A clear statement of why you need this specific grant to fund your trip (for instance, specify any other sources of funding that are available and have been explored, why potential funding for such events included in your PhD scholarship is not enough, …).
Selection criteria
The applications will be reviewed by the yrCSS Advisory Board. They will be evaluated based on the candidate’s CV, the reputation of the event, and the potential scientific benefit for the applicant. Priority will be given to applicants who have not been awarded a yrCSS grant in the past.
Applicants will be informed about the outcome via email. Results may also be announced on the yrCSS website and social media.
The number of accepted applications depends on their quality and the current yrCSS budget.
Past awardees
2023
| Narayan Sabhahit | Network Science Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, USA |
| Marta Morandini | University of Turin, Italy |
| Sima Farokhnejad | University of Exeter, UK |
| Giorgio Nicoletti | University of Padova, Italy |
| Hanlin Sun | Queen Mary University, London, UK |
2022
| Benjamin Evans | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Lucille Calmon | Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom |
| Mari Kawakatsu | University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| Thomas Louf | Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC), Spain |
| Pau Casanova | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain |
| David Soriano Paños | Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal |
| Irene Ferri Condeminas | Universitat de Barcelona, Spain |
| Robert Jankowski | Universitat de Barcelona, Spain |
2021
| Alberto Bracci | Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy |
| Giuseppe Brandi | Future University Hakodate, Japan |
| Pablo Lozano | University of Padua, Italy |
| Silvia Salinas Ayaviri | University of Trento, Italy |
| Octavio Zapata | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico |
| Oriol Artime | Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy |
| Mahsa BagheriKalhor | Shahid Beheshti University, Iran |
| Hao Cui | Central European University, Austria |
| Pegah Hozhabrierdi | Syracuse University, United States of America |
| Benedetta Mariani | University of Padova, Italy |
| Giorgio Nicoletti | University of Padova, Italy |
| Andreu Puy | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain |
| Jorge Rodriguez | Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Spain |
| Valeria Secchini | Charles University, Czech Republic |
2020
| Carlo Campajola | Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy |
| Briane Paul V. Samson | Future University Hakodate, Japan |
| Gabriele Etta | University of Padua, Italy |
| Sara Sottile | University of Trento, Italy |