Applications are invited for the IAHS SYSTA (SIVAPALAN YOUNG SCIENTISTS TRAVEL AWARDS) towards the costs of participating at the following IAHS-badged conferences in 2020:

• “River sediment quality and quantity: environmental, geochemical and ecological perspectives” ICCE – Bydgoszcz, Poland – 1-5 June
• “9th International Water Resources Management Conference of ICWRS” ICWRS – Cairns, Australia – 20-22 July
• STAHY 2020 – Valencia, Spain – 23-25 September
• “Hydrology of the Major African Basins” – Cotonou, Benin – 24-28 November

Full details of the SYSTA eligibility criteria and application procedure are at: https://iahs.info/About-IAHS/SYSTA.do 

The three key criteria are that applicants should be from, and currently reside in, a financially disadvantaged country, be within 5 years of their PhD award and be first author of a paper in Hydrological Sciences Journal (HSJ) or Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (PIAHS) or in another listed hydrological journal.  Those who have previously received a SYSTA award for intercontinental travel are not eligible to apply. The maximum award value is 2000 euros.

The closing date for SYSTA applications for 2020 meetings is 20 January 2020.