We are pleased to announce that there are two different types of travel support available for students and early career researchers to attend BioEM 2026 in Cairns, Australia.
Alexandre Legros Travel Award
In memory of Alexandre Legros, the BioEM board of directors established a travel award to support two students to attend the annual BioEM meeting. This initiative honours Alex’s legacy by encouraging the next generation of researchers to engage in scientific collaboration.
∙ The Alexandre Legros Travel Award is open exclusively to students presenting at the BioEM annual meeting.
∙ The highest-rated student poster and highest-rated student platform presentation will receive support.
∙ Abstract quality will be the primary evaluation criterion.
For any questions regarding the Alexandre Legros Travel Award, please contact us at Office@bioem.org. This initiative serves as a tribute to Alexandre Legros’ dedication to mentoring and supporting young researchers.
ARPANSA BioEM 2026 Travel Award
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) have generously supported 20 student and early career researcher travel awards for the BioEM 2026 annual meeting.
∙ The ARPANSA Travel Awards are open to both students and early career researchers (within 5 years of receiving a PhD as of June 2026) presenting at the BioEM annual meeting.
∙ The 20 highest rated abstracts (excluding those that are the recipients of the Alexandre Legros Travel Award) will receive support.
For any questions regarding the ARPANSA Travel Award, please contact us at loc@bioem.org.
Funding details for both the Alexandre Legros and ARPANSA Travel Awards
∙Funding for all travel support will be based on the recipients location of work and should be used to help cover conference registration, travel, and accommodation costs.
∙The funding amounts are in Australian Dollar (AUD) as per region below
∙ Australia: $2000 AUD
∙ Asia: $3000 AUD
∙ Europe/Americas: $4000 AUD
Funding will only be provided once the recipient has registered for the conference.
To be eligible for either award, applicants must send an email to loc@bioem.org declaring their student or early career researcher status at time of abstract submission and/or before the abstract submission deadline.
Evidence of student or early career researcher status may be requested before award is provided.
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