1. Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project
The concept of this project is to organise two competitions for transport research awards to be announced at the TRA conference in 2018
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– A young researcher competition with the goal of stimulating the interest among young researchers/ students in the field of sustainable surface transport.
– A competition for senior researchers in the field of innovative surface transport concepts based on results only from EU-funded projects.

The objectives to be achieved by the TRA Visions project are:
– To achieve a strong participation of young transportation researchers in the TRA-2018 conference;
– To identify the top performing young researchers in all modes of surface transportation and acknowledge their achievement;
– To have strong participation from senior researchers in transportation in the TRA-2018 conference
– To identify champions of transport research in EU funded projects
– To further develop the TRA conference as the premier series in its field in the world,
– To achieve good coordination with the TRA conference organisers in order to benefit from high level of media coverage.
– To build a vibrant community of young transport researchers in the European Union, EU candidate and potential candidate countries and the European Economic Area;
– To promote and acknowledge excellence in research at senior level
– To promote an inter-disciplinary approach, linking basic science, socio-economics and applied sciences/engineering;
– To stimulate the imagination of delegates at the TRA-2018 conference and provoke discussion on the future of surface transport;
– To promote interaction between young transport researchers and senior researchers working in different modes.