Awards information

Regitze R. Vold Memorial Prize Lecture

The Regitze R. Vold Memorial Prize Lecture will be awarded to an outstanding contribution selected by the scientific committee. The Prize was created by the founders of the Alpine Conference, in memory of Regitze R. Vold.

 

Caldarelli Prize in Magnetic Resonance for Young Investigators

The prize is aiming to recognize the contribution of young scientists who made a personal and recent ground-breaking contribution to the field of magnetic resonance in solids. Scientists are eligible within 10 years after completing their Ph.D. degree (extensions are possible under certain circumstances).

The prize is dedicated to the memory of Stefano Caldarelli, who was one of the founders of the Alpine Conference, and is supported by Bruker Biospin.

Nominations must be received by email () by end of April 2025 and include:

  • Nomination Letter (including the nominee’s name, affiliation and email), optionally up to 2 seconding letters.
  • Curriculum Vitae (2 pages max)
  • Highlights of the nominee’s contribution to the field, including a selection of up to 10 publications (2 pages max)
  • The proposed citation for the prize.
Self-nominations will not be considered.

Prizes for best round-table talks

Prizes will be awarded for round-table talks. Both prizes are based on votes from the participants: one for the most requested student/postdoc round table abstract and one for the highest rated student/postdoc round-table presentation based on votes cast during the conference. Only presentations by students or postdocs are eligible for the round table prizes.

Student grants

A limited number of sponsored student grants will be available. Application deadline will likely be in April 2025.

To initiate your application select “Yes” from the drop down menu next to “Are you applying for a student grant?” in your form in the Participant Area (you need to first create and log into your account). Please also specify whether you intend to attend pre-conference tutorials on Sunday morning (participation in the tutorials is optional). Then, by April 28 2023, you need to send the following three documents by email to :

1. A copy of the abstract for which you are the presenting author,
2. A letter of recommendation from your supervisor,
3. A photo of your current valid student ID card or an official letter from your institution confirming that you are a student.

If your application is successful, your student grant will cover the registration fee, all meals and hotel nights during the conference (4 or 5 nights (if attending Sun morning tutorials) in a *** hotel, twin room – dinner on Monday night is not included). You have to cover your travel costs.
If your application is not successful, we will provide you with instructions for registering as a full participant.

Please note that your abstract will not be automatically transferred into the web database (whether your application is successful or not) so you have to additonally enter it in the Participant Area as any other participant. If you don’t do that your abstract won’t be included in the program.