BES Facebook pageSpecialist Course Grants
The Society set up this grant initiative in 1997 to help students to meet the costs of specialist field courses. This grant is now open only to current BES members. Members need to be an undergraduate, post-graduate or recent graduate not in full-time employment.
An application form must be completed to apply for a grant. Only one course grant can be given to any one individual and there is a maximum of two grants available per course, and two awards per applicant over a five year period. Brochures, further details and booking forms for the courses are available from each centre, we will provide a list of eligible courses when they have been chosen by our panel. There are a limited number of grants, which will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The grant covers the course fee which includes accommodation but not travel. Application is by form, available from the BES office and downloadable from this webpage.
Courses covered by the grant run from March to November. Grants are awarded to individuals, not groups of individuals or organisations.
Click here for the list of 2012 courses eligible for funding under this scheme.
Eligible Courses:
Those organising courses that are not included on the list of courses may apply, in writing, to the Grants Officer for their course details to be added.
Value of the award:
The course fee, which may include accommodation. There is limit of £300 per person and applicants must say they can access the remaining funding if they are successful.
Opening date:
Applications for 2012 are now being accepted. Award decisions will be made from the 17th of February 2012.
Application:
By form. This should be emailed to grants. Please contact the BES well in advance if this is not possible. Please do also fill in and submit a monitoring to help us with our applicant monitoring statistics.
Conditions:
Successful applicants are bound by the booking conditions of the institution running the course and non-attendance on a booked course will result in the applicant being personally liable for the cancellation fee.
There is limit of £300 per person and applicants must say they can access the remaining funding if they are successful.
If the course is fully booked we will unfortunately be unable to transfer the award to an alternative course.
Applicants must pay the centre all monies additional to the award amount. i.e single supplements.
Grantees are required to produce a short report on the course within one month of the completion of the course.
Committee responsible for the grant:
Education, Training Careers Committee
