At SPECIES we want to provide new opportunities for students while at the same time promoting networking within the community. The SPECIES scholarships were born in 2020 with these objectives in sight.

Previous awardees

2024

  • André Conde Vázquez. Host: Carola Doerr, Sorbonne University, France
  • Ege de Bruin. Host: Eric Medvet, University of Trieste, Italy
  • Hannah Janmohamed. Hosts: João Correia and Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Taran Cyriac John. Host: Giovanni Iacca, University of Trento, Italy

2023

  • Francesca Da Ros. Host: Nysret Musliu, TU Wien, Austria
  • Gloria Pietropolli. Hosts: Mauro Castelli and Leonardo Vanneschi, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Etor Arza. Hosts: Emma Hart and Leni Le Goff , Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
  • Erdi Dasdemir. Host: Bismark Singh, University of Southampton, United Kingdom 

2022

  • João Eduardo Batista. Host: Hitoshi Iba, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Francesco Marchetti. Host: Mauro Castelli, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Jessica Mégane Taveira da Cunha. Host: Eric Medvet, University of Trieste, Italy
  • Giorgia Nadizar. Host: Dennis G. Wilson, University of Toulouse, France

2021

  • Andreea Avramescu. Host: Manuel López-Ibáñez, University of Malaga, Spain
  • Diederick Vermetten. Host: Kevin Sim, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
  • Ana Kostovska. Host: Carola Doerr, Sorbonne University, France
  • Stefano Sarti. Hosts: Nuno Lourenço and Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Mosab Bazargani. Host: Fernando Lobo, University of Algarve, Portugal
  • Aidan Murphy. Hosts: Nuno Lourenço and Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal (funded by the host)

2020

  • Muhammad Ali Nayeem. Host: Ahmed Kheiri, University of Lancaster, UK
  • Bianca Pascariu. Host: Paola Pellegrini, University Gustave Eiffel, France
  • Adam Katona. Hosts: Nuno Lourenço and Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Yuri Cossich Lavinas. Host: Gabriela Ochoa, University of Stirling, UK
  • Hande Şenyüz. Host: Emma Hart, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
  • Sérgio M. Rebelo. Host: JJ Merelo, University of Granada, Spain

Evaluation panels

2024 (Chairs: J. Ignacio (Iñaki) Hidalgo and Nereida Rodríguez Fernández, Coordinator: Anna Esparcia-Alcázar)

  • Julia Handl
  • Terence Fogarty

2023 (Chair: Christine Zarges, Coordinator: Anna Esparcia-Alcázar)

  • J. Ignacio (Iñaki) Hidalgo
  • Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Marco Tomassini

2022 (Chair: Christine Zarges, Coordinator: Anna Esparcia-Alcázar)

  • Anikó Ekárt
  • Ting Hu
  • William (Bill) Langdon
  • Gabriela Ochoa
  • Marco Tomassini

2021 (Chair: Christine Zarges, Coordinator: Anna Esparcia-Alcázar)

  • Anikó Ekárt
  • James A. Foster
  • J. Ignacio (Iñaki) Hidalgo
  • Ting Hu
  • William (Bill) Langdon
  • Gabriela Ochoa

2020 (Chair: Christine Zarges, Coordinator: Anna Esparcia-Alcázar)

  • Francisco Chicano
  • Anikó Ekárt
  • Krzysztof Krawiec
  • William (Bill) Langdon
  • Una-May O’Reilly