Young Researcher of the Year Award, 2015

The International Transport Forum has launched The Young Researcher of the Year Award aiming at highlighting the importance of transport research for policy decisions by drawing attention to the vital link between such research information and the positive development of the transport sector.

Who can apply:
The Award is open to researchers under 35 years of age who have undertaken their research in an institution, university or consultancy firm located in a member country of the International Transport Forum.
They will have to submit an original paper, which has made an outstanding contribution to transport research under the theme: "Transport, Trade and Tourism".
The research paper may analyse any aspect of the interlinkages between the transport sector and the evolving economic, social or sociological, historical, geographical, demographical and political context.

Prizes
The best author will be awarded with a prize of EUR 5 000 and will also be invited to attend the award ceremony taking place in Leipzig, Germany, during the International Transport Forum from 27 to 29 May 2015.

Further details:
http://www.eurodesk.eu