NB Pre-conference has limited capacity and selection will be based on motivation and general eligibility. Participation in the pre-conference is free of charge, one night of accommodation (October 22nd to 23rd) and meals will be provided to all successful applicants. A limited amount of travel stipends is available to participants coming from certain group of coutnries (lower-middle-income, upper-middle-income, high-income countries as follows from the most recent classification by the World Bank (2017) https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519) and who will NOT be receiving any travel support from the GLOBELICS. Please also note that admission to the pre-conference does not extend towards admission to the main GLOBELICS conference, i.e. if pre-conference participants who would like to attend the main conference will need to register for the main conference separately. For inquiries please contact pre-conference team via innovation@youngscholarsinitiative.org