Funding for travelling to conferences, pump priming projects, career development and organising specialist workshops. Upcoming opportunities for prize nominations. Travel EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships These provide the salary costs to support recent PhD graduates (awarded by the start of the fellowship and not more than 2 years before the deadline) to work in a laboratory in any EMBC Member State provided this involves international mobility. Applications to the EMBO Fellowship Programme are expected to be driven by a biological question, explore the mechanisms behind biological phenomena and yield biological insight. Deadline 14 February 2025 Royal Society International exchangesThese schemes are for scientists based in the UK who want to stimulate collaborations with leading scientists overseas through either a one-off visit or bilateral travel.Repeats three times a yearWellcome Conference BursariesThese bursaries enable PhD students to attend various conferences. Bursaries cover up to 50 per cent of the standard registration fee. Deadlines Various - check call page.Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard: Ernst Mayr Travel GrantsApply for up to US$2.5k to visit museums (preferably MCZ collections) to undertake research needed to complete taxonomic revisions.Deadline 01 April and 15 October annuallyHoughton Trust Travel grants for young research workers on avian diseases Competitive funding is available to provide grants for early-stage career avian disease researchers of any nationality for undertaking the following, in a country other than the country in which the applicant is based. Grants (up to a maximum of £1,500) may be awarded in full or in part. Applications must be made on the official form only.Deadlines 15 February, 15 June or 15 October each year. Genetics Society Junior scientist conference grantsThe Genetics Society invites applications for its junior scientist conference grants for non-society meetings. These enable junior scientists to attend non-society meetings in the area of genetics. Grants are worth up to £750 each, or up to £1,000 in the case of the Galton Institute co-sponsored awards, to cover travel, accommodation, and registration costs.Deadline: bimonthly deadlines Microbiology Society Research Visit grantUp to £3,000 to support members who are planning a short (one- to three-month) research visit to another laboratory.Deadline 01 May 2025 Biochemical Society General travel grantsAvailable to Postgraduate, Early Career, Full, and Emeritus members, these grants assist with the cost of face-to-face attendance to support valuable opportunities to expand your network, present your work to topic experts, and benefit from world-class workshops.We appreciate that travel costs can vary depending on the location of the event. From 2024, we are therefore introducing the following two tiers of funding:Up to £750 is available for those travelling to national conferences or training events.Up to £1,500 is available for those travelling to international conferences or training events.The maximum of £750 or £1,500 will only be awarded for exceptional and well-supported cases where the benefit to the applicant's career is great and where there is a financial need for the maximum grant amount.Deadline recurringBritish Society for Cell Biology, Honor Fell travel awardsThese enable society members at the beginning of their research careers to attend meetings or courses in the field of cell biology. Grants are worth up to £1,000 each.Deadline: None.Biochemistry Society: Travel Award for International Skills and Knowledge ExchangeAvailable to all career stages. Value up to £2,000 per grant. Will cover costs for a visitor from a low-income economy country to a host laboratory in a high-income economy country in order to learn methods. Alternatively, the grants will support a person based in a high-income economy visiting a low-income economy country to assist with the set up of research. Next deadline: several deadlines per year.Royal Society of Chemistry Researcher Development and Travel GrantsResearcher Development and Travel Grants can provide up to £500 for PhD students and early career scientists in both industry and academia wishing to undertake an activity that supports their research career. The activities applied can be virtual or in-person. Examples include, but are not limited to, presenting work at conferences, developing new skills by attending training courses or developing networks by organising a scientific meeting. Deadline Four deadlines per year.Royal Society of Chemistry Accessibility GrantApply for up to £1,200 to help with the cost of specific support to attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference, workshop or professional development event. This support might be any form of equipment, service, or other personal expense associated with meeting your access needs.No deadline Leverhulme -Visiting Professorships To invite an eminent senior professor from overseas, to enhance the skills and knowledge of academic staff and students in an underrepresented area in the UK. Duration 3 to 12 months; funding up to £150,000.Deadline Two annual deadlines, May and October. The Company of Biologists DMM Conference Travel GrantsTo support ECRs to attend (and particularly present at) scientific meetings, conferences, workshops and training courses. Maximum funding is set at £400 within the home country and at £600 for meetings overseas.Deadlines: 28 February 2025 (for travel after 14 April 2025); 30 May 2025 (for travel after 21 July 2025); 29 August 2025 (for travel after 13 October 2025); 01 October 2025 (for travel after 8 December 2025)Applied Microbiology International Scientific Event Travel GrantTo support members attending local and international AMI-approved scientific events such as conferences, symposia, workshops, training courses and meetings that advance the field of applied microbiology. This grant aims to foster knowledge exchange, networking opportunities, and professional development within the wider applied microbiology community. A minimum of 13 months of continuous and active AMI membership required. Maximum £1,200 award.Deadlines: 20 April; 01 June; 01 September; 01 DecemberBBSRC International travel award schemeInternational travel awards are for BBSRC-supported researchers making visits to initiate or prepare proposals with international partners, visiting overseas facilities for up to one month or attending European consortia-building events. Applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the intended travel.Funding of up to £3,000 is limited to travel and subsistence costs.Deadline: None, but applications must be submitted before 30 September 2025Humboldt Research FellowshipSupports research visits to Germany of 6-24 months (post docs) or 6-18 months (experienced researchers).Rolling deadline. Young Investigator Lecture Grants (EMBO)These enable meeting organisers to invite a young investigator to give a lecture. Grants are worth up to €800 for European meetings and up to €1,200 for international meetings to cover travel and accommodation costs.Deadline: Submit application at least one month before the meeting.Ukrainian Short-Term FellowshipsThese enable active molecular life scientists who are resident in Ukraine, or who have been displaced from Ukraine as a result of war in the country, to visit a host laboratory for a period of up to four months. Fellowships include a stipend of €12,000 and a daily subsistence allowance of €100 per day,Deadline: Apply at least three months before the proposed start date.EMBO Scientific exchange grantsThese enable scientists to visit laboratories in European Molecular Biology Conference member states, associated member states and cooperating partners in order to facilitate valuable collaborations between research groups applying techniques that are unavailable in the applicant's laboratory. Fellowships cover travel plus subsistence for visits of one week to three monthsDeadline: no deadline for applications, however it is recommended to apply three months before the proposed starting date Training EMBO Core Facility Fellowships This supports training for staff of core facilities in carrying out international exchanges. Deadline 31 December2024 BHF Advanced Training AwardsThese enable researchers within one to three years of submitting their PhD to retrain and gain additional expertise in an established research institution in the UK. Researchers must be moving into a different field of science.No deadline. FRAME Summer StudentshipsOffers small grants for undergraduates to carry out a short summer research project in an area related to the development or progress of non-animal research methods.Deadline Currently closedFederation of European Biochemical Societies, Summer FellowshipsThese fellowships enable students to visit an institution within the federation’s area in a country outside their country of study to gain practical scientific experience. Fellowships are worth €3,500. Deadline: 15 May each year (recurring)Royal Society, Policy Associate Scheme This enables university research and Dorothy Hodgkin fellows to undertake a policy secondment in a science policy environment to gain first-hand experience of working in science policy and of using science and evidence to inform policy advice and decision making. Travel and subsistence costs of up to £3,000 are provided.Deadline: March each year (recurring) Seed Funding (external) and Support for Meetings / Partnering RS McDonald Facility Access Fund SULSA and SINAPSE joint funding call to support researchers to access Scottish facilities (up to £10,000) to support research into neurological conditions or retinal disease. Deadline 16 December 2024 The Leaky Foundation Research Grants. This program exclusively funds multidisciplinary research related to human origins, including dissertation research and exploratory studies. Deadline 10 January 2025 Blood Cancer UK Innovative Pilot Grants Up to £30k over 12 months for innovative research projects which aim to develop pilot data in novel areas of research with the potential to impact the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, treatment or management of blood cancer. Deadline 16 January 2025 Research Culture Catalyst Fund Round 1 Apply for £50k or less to support innovate, collaborative projects to improve research leadership and research culture. Projects should start in spring 2025 and can last up to 12 months (shorter projects are encouraged). Projects should aim to test and develop InFrame - a framework for inclusive research leadership. A recording of the call launch event is available. Further details of support are available in the attached document. Deadline 17 January 2025SULSA Network SupportApply for up to £1k to support an event for a new or existing Life Sciences network. Networks must be led by at least two SULSA member universities / institutes but can include co-applicants from across the UK and internationally.Deadline 03 February 2025Academy of Medical Sciences Networking grantsUp to £25,000 over one year to support collaborations between researchers in other countries and the UK, and to hold networking events aimed at strengthening global research capacity.Deadline Currently closedCollaborate with researchers in LuxembourgUKRI and FNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable and support applications between researchers in the UK and Luxembourg. UKRI will fund the UK component and FNR will fund the Luxembourg component of the application. Conditions will differ depending on the funding opportunity.Deadline: Open endedUKRI Collaborate with Researchers in NorwayUKRI and the Research Council of Norway have signed an agreement to reduce barriers to cross-border collaboration. This enables inclusion of co-investigators in Norway to the majority of AHRC, ESRC, MRC, EPSRC and NERC funding opportunities.No deadline Eureka Open call for network project applicationsThe call for Network projects is open for applications all year round. Access national funding for your international collaborative R&D projects using our simple flexible programme. Work with US based researchers on environmental science researchWork with US-based researchers on an environmental science proposal. Deadline: N/A (no closing date) NERC/FAPESP Work with Brazilian ResearchersThis enables UK-based researchers and researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil to submit a collaborative proposal under existing NERC funding opportunities.No Deadline BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award Pump-priming awards supported by BBSRC, and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) are for BBSRC-supported researchers and consortia of academics. Maximum award: £35,000 Deadline: N/A no closing date UKRI Collaborate with researchers in BrazilUKRI and FAPESP will co-fund applications submitted to participant UKRI councils’ responsive mode funding opportunities via selected funding opportunities.No closing date. Applied Microbiology International Sustainable Microbiology Novel Research GrantAMI members can apply for up to £3k to catalyse research leading to significant scientific breakthroughs, with a commitment to global sustainability. By supporting AMI members supervising PhD students, the fund contributes to global health, environmental sustainability, and scientific innovation in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).Deadline: none, but applications must be submitted at least six weeks before the project start date.Eureka Open call for network project applicationsThe call for Network projects is open for applications all year round. Access national funding for your international collaborative R&D projects using our simple flexible programme. Gatsby Grants to Exceptional ResearchersThis supports research projects that are unlikely to attract funding from research councils or other agencies and that require pump priming, bridging funds, equipment or funds for developing community resources. Grants are worth up to £35,000. Prior to applying please discuss with Prof Steven Spoel to assess suitability of your project idea as funding is tight. Decisions made four times a year, in March, July, September and December.Closing date: None British Society for Population Studies Event fundingFunding for day meetings and joint events organised by members on biological, economic, historical, medical, social and other disciplines connected to human population studies.No deadlineNew Phytologist Trust Innovation GrantsThe New Phytologist Trust provides small grants to assist innovation and advancement in plant science. Often this will be in the form of part-support/sponsorship of a scientific meeting or awards such as poster and lecture prizes. Innovation grant applications can be received at any time of year and there is no set pro forma for these.Preliminary enquiries should be sent to the Executive Editor (np-managinged@lancaster.ac.uk).PrizesNature awards MDx Impact Grants Funds and tech to innovate syndromic PCR for a healthier world. The MDx Impact Grants aim to unlock the potential of PCR to democratise access to accurate diagnostic tests that improve patient outcomes. The programme provides researchers with access to Seegene’s syndromic PCR technology and development grants of up to 600,000 USD to perform clinical studies. This year, the MDx Impact Grants focus on diagnostic tests for human infectious diseases. Deadline 02 December 2024. 2024 call for RSE medals is now open. Nominations can only be made by Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). Deadline 04 December 2024Royal Society Environment Medal and Lecture Nominations for the new medal will open on Friday 29 November 2024, Deadline 21 February 2025MacRobert AwardThe MacRobert Award is the premier award for UK engineering innovation.Deadline: 31 January 2025 This article was published on 2024-06-17
