TRA 2022 Researcher Competitions Open

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021

The TRA Visions Consortium has announced that two researchers competitions are open:

  • Young Researcher Competition
  • Senior Researcher Competition

both competitions cover the 5 modes of transport, namely Road, Rail, Waterborne, Airborne and  Cross-modality.

The Young Researcher Competition is for students mainly in their final year of Master’s degree or first years of PhD. The top three winners per mode will be invited to the TRA 2022 Conference  in Lisbon (14-17 November 2022) and receive their prizes amidst representatives of industry, European Commission and other transport stakeholders. The deadline for application for Young Research competition is 30th June 2021.

The Senior Researcher Competition will cover all transport modes including infrastructures and cross-cutting issues in line with the EC ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’ for a green, smart, affordable and integrated mobility. The winners of the TRA VISIONS 2022 Senior Researcher Competition will act as a showcase for the very best EU-funded innovation and research and either acknowledge the achievements of established leaders in the field or encourage the development of the rising stars who will become the future leaders. The deadline for application for the Senior Research competition is 31st October 2021.

TRA VISIONS 2022 will host one online promotional webinar for the Young Researcher Competition on 17th June (14:00 – 15:00) and one online promotional webinar for the Senior Researcher Competition on 17th June (15:30 – 16:30). The webinars will present competitions rules, application processes and evaluation steps.

You are welcome to join the webinar to learn more about how to apply to these highly recognised competitions. Please register to the event using the following links:

For more information, please visit the TRA VISIONS 2022 website. or download flyers:



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