APS-EPS-ICTP Travel Award Fellowship Programme (ATAP) 2026 for doctoral student or an early‑career physicist (5,000 EUR grant)

Application Deadline: 31 March, 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 APS-EPS-ICTP Travel Award Fellowship Programme.
ATAP was created to construct on the robust partnerships between ICTP, the American Physical Society (APS), and the European Physical Society (EPS), providing profession‑enhancing Opportunities for lively early‑career scientists from creating international locations. These collaborations allow the programme to assist researchers by worldwide journey, networking, and scientific trade. Since 2023, ATAP has been additional strengthened by the participation of the APS Forum on Early Career Scientists (FECS).

Requirements

The programme is open to excellent doctoral college students and early‑career physicists, ideally underneath the age of 45, who’re inside 10 years of the completion of their PhD. Eligible candidates have to be nationals of creating international locations and presently finding out or working of their home nation or in one other creating nation. Candidates also needs to have a transparent plan to return to the laboratory of their alma mater or to a different establishment with which they’ve an already established scientific collaboration.

Requirements:

• Be a doctoral student or an early‑career physicist (inside 10 years of the completion of their PhD) and ideally underneath the age of 45.
• Be a nationwide of a creating nation, presently finding out or working both of their home nation or in one other creating nation.
• Undertake a two‑month go to to a laboratory within the completely different branches of the bodily sciences, with which they have already got an established collaboration. Special consideration will probably be given to candidates returning to their alma mater. Expected outcomes embody strengthening present collaborations, establishing new ones, advancing world‑class analysis, enhancing publication information, and—the place relevant—making use of laboratory amenities already acquainted to the applicant. In distinctive instances, candidates could go to a brand new laboratory if they’ve modified analysis course and may clearly reveal why a special host establishment is extra appropriate for their profession improvement.
• Demonstrated proficiency in English or fluency within the language of the host nation.

Benefits

• ATAP gives a grant of 5,000 EUR to assist the foremost prices of a two‑month consecutive analysis go to to a taking part laboratory in Europe (excluding Italy), North America, or a extra superior creating nation.
• All awarded funds have to be used inside the similar calendar 12 months by which they’re granted. For this purpose, analysis visits ought to start no later than 1 November of that 12 months. Grant recipients are anticipated to stay on the host institute for the total two‑month interval with out interruptions.

How to apply

Candidates should submit their application by 31 March of the 12 months by which they intend to carry the Fellowship. Applications must be despatched to [email protected] with the topic line: “ATAP Fellowships – [Full Name]”.

The application should embody:

• An entire CV, indicating gender, date of beginning, highest diploma attained, the title of the institute from the place you attained the diploma and a full checklist of publications.
• At least one letter of reference from somebody aside from the host institute (on the referee’s institutional letterhead).
• A letter of settlement and endorsement from the host laboratory, on their institutional letterhead, together with:
  • a short description of the analysis to be carried out throughout the two‑month go to;
  • the total title and function of who will supervise the customer;
  • affirmation that help will probably be supplied for visa procedures if a grant is awarded;
  • provision of an appropriate workspace and entry to the mandatory gear to undertake the analysis;
  • help in native issues, to formalize their keep, discovering lodging for the period of the go to and another issues.
• A one‑web page motivation letter explaining how the go to will profit the applicant’s analysis and profession, and outlining the anticipated outcomes in reference to their work at home.
• A one‑web page funds plan estimating journey prices and native bills.
• Proof of PhD enrolment (for doctoral college students solely).

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the APS-EPS-ICTP Travel Award Fellowship Programme