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 March 2024, IAHS were pleased to announce two SYSTA awards for attendance at the International Commission on Continental Erosion (ICCE) Symposium 2024, in Eichstätt, Germany, up to the maximum award value of €3,200.
| RAIGANI Zeinab Mohammadi | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| DAS Subhankar | India |
Paolo Porto (ICCE President), Zeinab Raigani, Tobias Heckmann (ICCE2024 Organiser) and Subhankar Das (photo courtesy of Michal Habel (ICCE Secretary))
In June 2024, IAHS were pleased to announce four SYSTA awards for attendance at the joint meeting for IWRM/STAHY/EBHE 'Bridging the gap between water science and solutions' in Florianópolis, Brazil, up to the maximum award value of €3,200.
| ABEBE Sintayehu Adefires | Ethiopia |
| BOLA BOSONGO Gode | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| SHABALALA Mlungisi Maxwell | South Africa |
| MOHANTY Mohit Prakash* | India |
Berit Arheimer (IAHS President), Salvatore Grimaldi (IAHS President Elect), Sintayehu Adefires Abebe, Mlungisi Maxwell Shabalala, Gode Bola Bosongo, Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema (IAHS Secretary General).
SYSTA awardees, IAHS officers and IUGG grant awardees.
Our warmest congratulations go to all the awardees.
* denotes unable to attend.
In July 2024, IAHS were pleased to announce three SYSTA awards for attendance at the inaugural IAHS Academy to be held in Cairo, Egypt. This event has been rescheduled to 2025. The awardees are as follows:
| CASTTILLO RAPALO Luis Miguel | Brazil |
| KAMEL Asmaa Medhat Yousif | Egypt |
| YEBOAH Felicia | Ghana |