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Education Grants
The following is a list of awards that may interest teachers, with brief descriptions and a link to the relevant section of the BES web page, which describes how to apply.
- Education Innovation and Research Grants
- Small Ecological Project Grants
- Grants to enable teachers to attend the Society's annual conference
- Grants to pay expenses of ecological speakers at meetings of student societies
Education Innovation and Research Grants
These support a project where a teacher develops a new approach to communicating ecology. This normally involves young people either directly or indirectly although the focus is on the teacher and on the educational value of the project itself. Projects must be ecological, and educational and innovative in order to qualify. These grants are not just to enable a school to create a pond or nature area - unless you can show that there is something innovative about it.
Small Ecological Project Grants
Small Ecological Project Grants support someone, who could be a teacher, to undertake some serious academic ecological research which may or may not involve a school or pupils. These grants are administered by PAC (Public Affairs Committee) and most support small ecological research projects carried out by University members of staff but there is no reason why they should not help an ecologist who has gone into teaching to maintain a research interest in his or her spare time. The focus is on the scientific research value of what the teacher is doing and is judged by exactly the same criteria as would be used for a University lecturer. This could be your chance to enjoy ecology without your pupils although, on the other hand, they might find it enriching to play some part in your project.
Grants to enable teachers to attend the Society's annual conference
This provides support for teachers who cannot get financial support from their employers. The BES recognises that school teachers are much less likely to get such support than might a University lecturer. Many ecologists who toil at the chalk face do not seem to realise that they could get at least a substantial part of their expenses to attend the Annual Meeting, TCEG meetings (including big events like LifeScience 2000 or small ones like members weekend get togethers) or other BES symposia.
Grants to pay expenses of ecological speakers at meetings of student societies
These could pay the travelling expenses of a speaker coming to speak to your sixth form particularly for a celebrity lecture to a large audience. We might also be able to help you to find a suitable speaker.
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