The One Health Platform Germany is pleased to announce that we are awarding 8 travel grants for researchers from Europe. These travel grants are intended to enable outstanding young scientists from Europe to participate in the upcoming World One Health Congress (4-7 September 2026, Lisbon) and to a workshop of the One Health Platform Germany (3 September 2026, Lisbon) to share their expertise and research results.
The One Health Platform, in close collaboration with the European One Health Association and other European One Health initiatives, is organizing a side event on September 3rd.
The aim of this internationalization workshop is to improve networking between the numerous regional and national One Health (OH) initiatives within the European Union (EU) to make better use of synergies and strengthen transboundary efforts.
Scholarship holders should participate in this side event and will need to hand in an application (see the template) . This offers a unique opportunity to familiarize with the various European One Health networks and opens perspectives of collaboration at an early career stage.
Target Group
Early Career Scientist from Europe:
Early Career Scientist are defined in accordance to the World One Health congress's guidelines:
Early Career Scientists are senior PhD students expected to complete their dissertation within a year of the congress or holding a PhD or a clinical qualification for less than 3 years at the time of the congress.
The proof of status must be issued in English on your institution's letterhead from a faculty member or Department Head. The document should contain the same name and surname as your Conftool registration account (registration for the World One Health Congress) and should contain an expiry date.
Registration must be completed until 14 June to get the reduced fee! The travel grants do not cover the unreduced fee!
https://globalohc.org/minisite/9WOHC/registration-info#main
Requirements
Research must refer to the One Health approach or will demonstrably refer to it in future. There is interest in networking with national and/or European One Health networks.
As travel grant recipient you will be attending the workshop on 3 September. Representatives from various One Health networks across Europe will be taking part. To help us involve you, applicants must answer the following questions:
a) How important is the One Health approach for your research?
b) What role does the One Health approach play in your future research work?
c) In your opinion, what challenges are there in implementing the One Health approach in Europe?
d) How could you foster collaborations across European One Health initiatives?
Each max. 200 words
You can download a template here.
Finances
Lump sum: The travel grant will be paid as a lump sum of 1700€ before the start of the internationalization workshop and the World One Health Congress in September. The lump sum includes the reduced registration fee.
Earmarking: The scholarship must be used for the purpose for which it was originally applied. In the event of non-participation, a contractual provision exists for the repayment of the scholarship.
Economical use of funds: Travel planning must follow the principles of economy (e.g. economy class, affordable accommodation).
Exclusion: The scholarship holder shall not receive any other funding for this purpose.
Application deadline
All documents must be submitted by 10.05.2026.
Criteria
Applications will be evaluated based on the interest or relevance of the research to the topic of One Health, the quality of the application as well as the applicant's potential contribution to the internationalization workshop and broadest possible participation from different countries
Reporting
Proof of performance: Proof of your participation in the conference must be provided afterwards (certificate of attendance).
Reporting requirement: Following the conference, a brief report on participation in the internationalization workshop and the congress must be submitted, outlining the benefits.
Award of the travel grants:
Selected scholarship recipients will be notified by late May/early June and will receive all further information thereafter.
