The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) offers several grants to support the participation of Young Geomorphologists* worldwide (except those based in Romania) who are willing to take part in the IAG Regional Conference on Geomorphology in Timisoara, Romania (16–18 September 2025) and related Intensive Course for Young Geomorphologists in Sinaia (12–15 September 2025). Priority will be given to the YGs who will intend to participate in the Intensive Course. The organizers will waive the registration fee of the Intensive Course for all IAG grant holders.
The Regional Conference on Geomorphology will be hosted by the West University of Timisoara and is organized by the IAG in collaboration with the Romanian Association of Geomorphologists. The conference welcomes scientists and practitioners from around the world. It will include scientific sessions, keynote lectures, as well as an Intensive Course for Young Geomorphologists titled “Geomorphic services for environmental change understanding: from field surveying to dynamic and systemic risks evaluation”. Field trips will be organized in various parts of Romania before, during, and after the Conference.
For further information on the meeting, please visit: https://rcg2025.geomorphology.ro/
The IAG is willing to help Young Geomorphologists in attending the Conference and the Intensive Course by providing a financial support. The amount of the grant will depend on the applicant’s country of residence with priority given to Young Geomorphologists from less-favoured countries worldwide**.
Applications from candidates who already achieved one or more IAG grants totalling 500 euros or more in the past 3 years will not be eligible.
Criteria to be proved by the CV and abstract submitted to the event:
- Scientific content based on the abstract (relevance to the conference, scientific value, clarity in terms of English and structure);
- Academic activities based on the CV (dissemination of scientific results, e.g., publications, conferences, additional community activities such as event organisation, editorial activities, outreach, etc.);
- Intention to participate in the Intensive course.
Candidates for the IAG GRANTS are requested to submit the following files up to Monday 3 February 2025:
- Application form (.doc / .pdf);
- Short CV (maximum 2 pages long), including no more than 10 papers;
- Certificate of the highest degree achieved (with the date of achievement);
- Abstract submitted to the event.
Files should be submitted to:
Anita Bernatek-Jakiel and Efthimios Karymbalis, IAG Training Officers
e-mail: iaggrants@gmail.com (e-mail subject: “RCG Romania 2025“)
The selection of candidates will be carried out by a Commission appointed by the IAG Executive Committee.
Dr. Anita Bernatek-Jakiel & Prof. Efthimios Karymbalis
IAG Training Officers
karymba@hua.gr / anita.bernatek@uj.edu.pl
*Undergraduate or postgraduate – Masters/PhD students or scientists who have received their highest degree, i.e. BSc, MSc, or PhD, within the past seven years. Provided parental leave fell into that period, up to one year of parental leave time may be added per child, where appropriate.
**Less-favoured countries are those with a Purchasing Power Parity below 22,000 international dollars, according to the World Development Indicators database, World Bank, referring to 2022). For details see https://databankfiles.worldbank.org/public/ddpext_download/GNIPC.pdf. For countries with unavailable PPP in international dollars for 2022, please refer either to the US dollars column or to tables released in previous years by the World Bank.
