Call for Applications: Young Researcher of the Year 2011

Every year, the International Transport Forum’s Young Researcher of the Year Award recognises the work of a young researcher or researchers submitting the best research paper on the theme of the annual International Transport Forum summit. The 2011 theme is “Transport and Society”, and once more the International Transport Forum invites young researchers from around the world to submit original work on this theme for this prestigious award. The submitted paper may analyse any aspect of the role of transport in our societies.

The award is open to researchers under 35 years of age who have undertaken their research in an institution, university or consultancy firm located in a member country of the International Transport Forum. Candidate dossiers will be examined by a jury consisting of international experts from transport as well as economic research, under the aegis of the International Transport Forum’s Joint Transport Research Centre. A prize of 5 000 euros will be awarded to the best study. It will be presented at an official award ceremony during the 2011 International Transport Forum, attended by many Transport Ministers of member countries. Details are available on www.internationaltransportforum.org. Applications for the award should be submitted in electronic format to Michel Violland at [log in to unmask]. The deadline for applications is 25 February 2011, 18.00 CET.