The Wolfhard Wegscheider Grant for Early Career Scientists in Chemical Metrology was endowed by the family of the late Prof. Wolfhard Wegscheider. This fellowship is intended to honor the scientific legacy of an outstanding analytical chemist, metrologist and long-standing member and president of ASAC.

The aim of the grant is to support young scientists in participating in international scientific conferences and thus promote their professional networking and scientific development in the field of chemical metrology.

Scope of funding:

ASAC awards the grant in two rounds of applications.

• A total of at least four scholarships will be awarded.

• The maximum funding amount is 900 € per scholarship.

• The calls for proposals will be made in two submission periods:

• 31. October 2026

• 30. April 2027

Target group:

Early career scientists (e.g. bachelor's students, master's students, doctoral candidates and postdocs (max. 2 years academic age from PhD)) who would like to participate in a scientific conference abroad can apply.

Thematic focus:

The scientific contribution must have a clear focus on chemical metrology. This includes in particular topics such as:

• Method Validation

• Measurement uncertainty

• Metrological traceability

• Reference Materials

• Quality assurance of analytical measurement results

• Development of new metrological concepts and strategies

Contributions that go beyond the mere application of established methods and make fundamental scientific progress in the field of chemical metrology are particularly welcome. This focus must be clearly evident from the submitted abstract.

Application documents:

• Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages)

• Letter of motivation

• Abstract of the conference paper (submitted or already accepted)

• optional: Letter of recommendation

Selection process:

The scholarship recipients are selected by the ASAC Awards Committee, expanded to include the ASAC Treasurer.

Submission:

Please send your complete application documents by the respective submission deadline by e-mail to:

a. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian Klampfl (President ASAC): Christian.Klampfl@jku.at and

Univ. Prof. Dr. Stephan Hann (Treasurer ASAC):

stephan.hann@boku.ac.at