The organizing committee will be able to provide financial support for at maximum 10 graduate and PhD students to attend the Congress. The deadline for applying for support is 31st January 2019. All applications will be considered by a panel of experts, and decisions will be announced by the end of March 2019. Awards will cover the registration fee (travels, accommodation and field excursion costs will not be covered). The applicants should be registered on the Congress website (deadline 31st January) and they should send (to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; “Funds application” in the heading of the email) the following documents: - A letter from their University documenting their status; - A detailed personal CV including education, research and working experiences, and list of publications; - A personal statement, including the formal commitment to submit an abstract for oral presentation or poster for STRATI 2019.