Dear Colleagues, We contacted you on 9 March 2017 regarding the 2017 Travel Award for a Junior Investigator sponsored by Agronomy. The aim of the award is to encourage and motivate young researchers in the field of agronomy. Applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars in the field. The award will consist of (1) a certificate; (2) an honorarium of 700 Swiss Francs (CHF); (3) a 50% discount to publish two papers in Agronomy in the future. Eligibility Criteria: a) No more than 10 years since conferral of a PhD degree (by 15 May 2017). b) The applicant must be registered to attend and be present an oral talk or poster at an international agronomic conference/congress. The application and nomination pack should include: 1) A Curriculum Vitae, including a complete list of publications and conference activities. 2) A description of the nominee’s major research contributions over the last 5 years. 3) The nominee should include a brief summary (one page) of their research interests, accomplishments, and expected benefits from attending the conference/congress. 4) A letter of recommendation from a supervisor. Please send your application to the Agronomy Editorial Office at [log in to unmask] by 30 June 2017. The winner will be announced on the Agronomy website in July 2017. Agronomy Editorial Office St. Alban-Anlage 66 CH-4052, Basel, Switzerland [log in to unmask] www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395; https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mdpi.com_journal_agronomy&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=OSTLxX-DiIU8CJobD-RQJnfnV_k38-WVnwW7rNGyBpg&m=NJ-rpnzNFFcT9b_QIeIERNAeoa4y3eMqB4jBpcb5EEo&s=QrM0ovfdNT-hyUepNT4zKMzZLbcT220TZ6oh9038dBY&e= ) is a journal published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. Agronomy maintains rigorous peer-review and a rapid publication process. All articles are published with a CC BY 4.0 license. For more information on the CC BY license, please see: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__creativecommons.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=OSTLxX-DiIU8CJobD-RQJnfnV_k38-WVnwW7rNGyBpg&m=NJ-rpnzNFFcT9b_QIeIERNAeoa4y3eMqB4jBpcb5EEo&s=DdjYPdMEWnnpH3aWSK4J24Gg4aT7dGSZidttnm3XSZ0&e= To submit to the journal click here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__susy.mdpi.com_user_manuscripts_upload-3Fjournal-3Dagronomy&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=OSTLxX-DiIU8CJobD-RQJnfnV_k38-WVnwW7rNGyBpg&m=NJ-rpnzNFFcT9b_QIeIERNAeoa4y3eMqB4jBpcb5EEo&s=41ZLN4NBUc6rjlutqdL-WP9PLVf0pB3IHoxtUm9Rzow&e= Unsubscribe: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mdpi.com_unsub_unsubscribe_trackonly_Z2Vycml0Lmhvb2dlbmJvb21Ad3N1LmVkdQ-3D-3D_46c7a6f05e7b6ba544c8122fc31cbf968c21f23138e41a48321b1d709f181efb&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=OSTLxX-DiIU8CJobD-RQJnfnV_k38-WVnwW7rNGyBpg&m=NJ-rpnzNFFcT9b_QIeIERNAeoa4y3eMqB4jBpcb5EEo&s=SepEPbosYdTDRsSRvO8EbOEvvxSgEhVbz1nfSrM1ofc&e= Manage your subscriptions: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mdpi.com_unsub_managesubscriptions_trackonly_Z2Vycml0Lmhvb2dlbmJvb21Ad3N1LmVkdQ-3D-3D_46c7a6f05e7b6ba544c8122fc31cbf968c21f23138e41a48321b1d709f181efb&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=OSTLxX-DiIU8CJobD-RQJnfnV_k38-WVnwW7rNGyBpg&m=NJ-rpnzNFFcT9b_QIeIERNAeoa4y3eMqB4jBpcb5EEo&s=ftJN13LviVfWaO1QsGqyES7HSQyApn-dIlzbbEBUYcE&e= MDPI AG - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute www.mdpi.com St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel Switzerland Tel. +41 61 683 77 34 Fax +41 61 302 89 18 Disclaimer: The information contained in this message is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this message in error, please notify me and delete this message from your system. You may not copy this message in its entirety or in part, or disclose its contents to anyone.