A wards

Application Bursaries

The International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology is happy to announce that five 200€ bursaries will be given to the students attending ISBA10 in Tartu, Estonia.

All early career researchers (with or without ISBA membership) attending ISBA10 are eligible.

Selection Criteria

  • Priority will be given to applicants who are PhD students/Postdoctoral fellows at the time of application and have a presentation at the ISBA10 conference.
  • A single person can receive only one award.
  • Priority will be given to applicants' residents in countries with a low-income or lower-middle-income gross salary. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_income

Application Procedure

Application form: FORM LINK

The application procedure will open from the 3rd of July until the 14th of July.

Only applications in English will be considered.

The application must be submitted electronically using the registration form available on the website and distributed via email.

The application should be submitted by the 14th of July, 23.59 CET.

Applicants will receive an email from the organisation committee.

Award Payment

Successful applicants must confirm acceptance of the award by replying to the email received from the organisers by the 24th of July.

Payments will be made by bank transfer by the 1st of August or a direct 200€ discount for the attendance fee will be applied. If the successful applicants decided to oppose attendance at the conference, they must pay the award money back.

During the ISBA10 conference the following prizes for early career researchers will be awarded by the Society and will be announced during the final session of the conference:

Future Fellows Poster Prize

All early career researchers (with or without ISBA membership) posters are eligible and are evaluated by the Prize Committee.

Future Fellows Presentation Prize

All early career researchers (with or without ISBA membership) talks are eligible and are evaluated by the Prize Committee.

Outstanding Publication Student Prize

All student members of the society are eligible. Students are encouraged to nominate their publications, and nominations by others are also welcome. Nominees must have submitted their publication prior to defending their dissertation, and the submission must have occurred within the previous 25 months. Deadline for the nominations is 13th August 2023.

Distinguished Article Award

All peer-reviewed articles published within the 25 months prior to the ISBA 10th meeting are eligible for the best research article on the topic of biomolecular archaeology. At least one author of the article must be a member of the society. The award is made to the first author and corresponding authors of the article. Nominations are open until 13th August 2023.