Symposium Latsis EPFL

The International Latsis Foundation grants an EPFL head of unit or a group of heads to support the organization of a scientific symposium. The call for proposals opens every year end of January and closes on early March.

Mission

The International Latsis Foundation grants EPFL heads of unit CHF 40’000.- for the organization of a scientific symposium. The proposals are examined by the EPFL Awards Commission. The scientific excellence is one of the decisive factors, as well as the visibility and the possible impact of the event.

Eligibility

Only EPFL heads of unit are eligible to submit a proposal (possibility to submit as a group of heads of units). The grant from the Latsis Foundation must represent a major contribution to the budget of the symposium. Resubmission limited to 1 time only.

The granted Symposium must take place the year following its selection.

Proposal

The call for proposals opens end of January and closes at 4pm on 4 March 2024. To apply to the call, the application platform must be used.

Deadlines

The call deadline for the Symposium Latsis is 4 March 2024 – 4pm and the selected proposal will be announced in June 2024

The granted Symposium must take place the year following its selection.




Past grantees

2023

Prof. P. Tombesi – Actions Affirmatives

2022

Prof. H. Lashuel – Imaging Neurodegenerative Diseases

2021

Prof. A. Fontcuberta i Morral – Earth-Abundant Materials for Future Photovoltaics – See Future PV

2021 (planned in 2020)

Prof. D. Dietz – Deep City

2019

Prof. N. Quack and Prof. Ch. Galland – Diamond Photonics

2018

Prof. A. Züttel – 13th Int. Symposium Hydrogen & Energy

2017

Prof. B. McCabe – Degeneration of Neuronal Circuits

2016

Prof. M. Gijs – Multicellular organisms in microfluidic systems

2015

Prof. P. Vigano – The Horizontal Metropolis

2014

Prof. M. Shaposhnikov – Strong and Electroweak Matter

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