The IAHS Sivapalan Young Scientists Travel Awards (SYSTA) initiative was launched in 2018 and invites applications regularly. The aims of SYSTA are to: (1) strengthen attendance of IAHS meetings from financially disadvantaged countries (FDCs) to address the currently low attendance; and (2) foster high quality science among a new generation of hydrologists.
In July 2021, IAHS were pleased to award 13 SYSTA awards for attendance at the 4th International Conference of the Great Rivers of Africa, up to the maximum award value of €2,500.
The awardees for 2021 are as follows:
| Kossitse Venyo AKPATAKU | Togo |
| Meriem AMEUR* | Tunisia |
| Rajae EL AOULA | Morocco |
| Cheikh FAYE* | Senegal |
| Abderraouf HZAMI | Tunisia |
| Bérenger KOFFI | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Kan Martin KOUASSI | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Djan'na KOUBODANA | Rwanda / Benin |
| Batablinlè LAMBONI | Togo |
| N'diaye Edwige Hermann MELEDJE | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Rodric Merime NONKI | Cameroon |
| Fréderic SAHA | Cameroon |
| Pierre Jerome ZOHOU | Benin |
Our warmest congratulations go to all the awardees.
* denotes unable to attend
Three awards were also made to attend the online STAHY 2021 Workshop:
| MELEDJE N'diaye Edwige Hermann | Côte d'Ivoire |
| OGUNRINDE Akinwale Temitope | Nigeria |
| SANKARAN Adarsh | India |