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.
Seven awards were granted to attend the inaugural IAHS Academy at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Ningbo, China 12-18 January 2026 up to the maximum award value of €3,200.
| Left to right: Prof. Fernando Nardi (IAHS Academy Chair), Prof. Salvatore Grimaldi (President IAHS), Amal Kouaied (SYSTA), Sandratra Zonirina Ramahaimandimby (SYSTA), Felicia Yeboah (SYSTA), Tasmiyah Peerbhai (SYSTA), Swati Maurya (SYSTA), Luis Miguel Castillo Rápalo (SYSTA), Prof. Fuqiang Tian (IAHS Vice President and Academy Organising Committee). |
| Castillo Rápalo, Luis Miguel | Brazil |
| Kamel, Asmaa Medhat Yousif* | Egypt |
| Kouaied, Amal | Tunisia |
| Maurya, Swati | India |
| Peerbhai, Tasmiyah | South Africa |
| Ramahaimandimby, Sandratra Zonirina | Madagascar |
| Yeboah, Felicia | Ghana |
* denotes unable to attend.
Our warmest congratulations go to all the awardees.
Four awards were granted for STAHY-ICGW 2026 organised by the International Commission on Statistical Hydrology (ICSH) and International Commission on Ground Water (ICGW) which will be hosted at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from July 14-17, 2026.
| Badika, Pragya | India |
| Dar, Tanveer Ali | India |
| Pranjal, Pranshu | India |
| Salami, Afeez Alabi | South Africa / Nigeria |
Our warmest congratulations go to all the awardees.
Five awards were granted to ICAR 2026 5th International Conference on African Rivers which will be hosted at the Mohamed V University in Rabat, from July 6-11, 2026.
| El Jabiri, Youssra | Morocco |
| Idolor, Jefia John | Nigeria |
| Kechnit, Djamel | Algeria / DR Congo |
| Nifa, Karima | Morocco |
| Nkaba Nzamipiele, Landry | DR Congo |
Our warmest congratulations go to all the awardees.