BES Facebook groupStudent conference and meeting support grant
The BES has, in the past, received many applications from ecologists, mainly postgraduate students, from around the world requesting funds to attend ecological conferences and workshops not directly sponsored by the BES. As two of the Society’s Strategic Aims are to "distribute ecological research in effective and novel ways" and to "help create and foster the next generation of ecologists" the Society has created this new grant to help students cover some of the costs of attending relevant ecological conferences and workshops that they may not otherwise have been able to afford. In this way the BES hopes that more young ecologists can present their work to, and network with, ecologists in their related fields.
Please note that the BES does provide student discounts and developing country travel grants to its annual meeting and symposia but these are applied for either directly during registration process or through our travel grant for ecologists from developing countries to attend BES meetings grant.
Attendance at International ecological conferences are available through our attendance at ecological conferences sponsorship.
This grant is only open to current BES Master of Research or PhD student members.
Please note that the BES already provides 50% registration,accommodation and meals discounts for students attending its Annual General Meeting and Symposia, as a result these meetings are not eligible for this grant.
The BES does not provide funding to attend national ecological society annual meetings however specialist meetings and symposia organised by ecological societies are eligible.
Please note that this grant can only go towards attending conferences or workshops and not courses.
Value of the award:
The award may go towards travel and meeting costs but the maximum amount will not be more than £300 per applicant.
Closing dates:
There is no closing date. Applications will be assessed on a first-come first-served basis. The website will be updated when the year's funds have been fully allocated.
The funds for 2010 meeting attendance have been fully allocated. Please visit the website in early January 2011 for details on how to apply for 2011 meeting attendance grants.
Application:
This grant is only available by applying using the BES online application form.
To view or download the online questions before filling in the online form download the sample application from here (this form is only for guidance and applications will need to be submitted using the online form)
To apply for this grant please visit the BES grant application website
Please make sure you give your referees ample time to fill in their references as your online application will not be complete until they do so.
Conditions:
- Applications to attend international meetings will normally only be considered from final year PhD students. Applications from Master of Research or non final year PhD student will usually only be considered for attendance at national conferences/workshops.
- Only students receiving a stipend of less than £15,000 may apply.
- Applications must be accompanied by a referee statement from the applicant's place of learning (preferably his or her supervisor).
- Only those applicants who have guaranteed participation at the conference / workshop can apply. Participation can be through either presenting posters or through oral contributions.
- Applicants may only be awarded grants to attend one conference per calender year, up to a maximum of two awards in total per person.
- Applicants need to be current BES student members in order to qualify for this grant.
- Applicants need to submit a report no later than three months after the conference / workshop has taken place.
- Applications completed after the meeting has taken place will be rejected.
- Conferences running at the same time as The BES Annual Meeting or Symposia will not be eligible for attendance support.
Committee responsible for the grant:
Grants Committee
