Training & Travel Grants
This grant is to support the training and development of students and postgraduate research assistants (RAs) or their equivalent.
In the lead up to the INTECOL Congress, 18-23 August 2013, which will be the centrepiece of the British Ecological Society’s centenary celebrations, the Training and Travel grant will only support students and RAs (or their equivalent) who wish to attend the INTECOL Congress.
The BES received a very generous legacy from the estate of the late Dr James Parkyn which will be used to support students from low income and lower middle income countries to attend the INTECOL Congress. These grants will be known as Parkyn Bursaries and will enable us to support 42 applicants.
The BES has matched the legacy thereby enabling us to support a further 106 students from higher income countries.
To apply for funding please see details below.
Objectives
To help students and postgraduate research assistants (RAs) or their equivalents to:-
- meet the costs of attending INTECOL Congress 2013
- network and publicise their research by presenting their work at INTECOL Congress 2013.
Eligibility and Conditions
All applicants are required to:
- have at least a B.Sc. or equivalent degree
- be working or studying at a university or research institution (including field centres, NGOs, museums, etc.) that provide research facilities
- be working in scientific areas within the remit of the BES (the science of ecology) and of relevance to INTECOL 2013
- be a member of the BES
- be giving a presentation at the conference
- be a student, postgraduate research assistant (RA) or their equivalent.
No retrospective claims for funding will be considered.
No applicant may receive more than two Training and Travel Grants in any five year period and there must be at least three years between grants.
The applicant is responsible for registering their attendance at INTECOL and as the grants are paid in retrospect, must pay the required fee at the time of booking as well as all monies additional to the award amount i.e. single supplements.
Successful applicants are bound by the INTECOL booking conditions and once registered, non-attendance at the meeting will result in the grant being withdrawn and the applicant being personally liable for any cancellation fee.
Value
Unless the applicant is self-funded, it is expected that the applicant’s organisation will provide at least £150 of support towards the costs of the conference.
Grants of £750 are available for students from countries defined as low income or lower middle income according to the World Bank.
Students from other countries may apply for a grant up to a maximum of £300.
The grant will be paid after the conference has taken place, on receipt of a brief report, certificate of attendance and any appropriate receipts.
To Apply
Applications will only be considered once the online referee statement of support has been received. Referees are asked to comment on the promise and potential of the candidate and for this grant should be your supervisor or line manager.
There are a limited number of grants, which will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. There is no application deadline and the BES website will be updated when the funding has been fully allocated.
Applications for this grant must be made using the BES online application form.