BES Student Training and Travel Grants

The British Ecological Society grants supports the training and development of students and postgraduate research assistants. These grants help PhD students and postgraduate research assistants to meet the costs of specialist field training courses and to network and publicize their research by presenting their work at workshops and conferences.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Be a BES member.
  • Have at least a B.Sc. or equivalent degree.
  • Be a PhD student, postgraduate research assistant (within 3 years of completing relevant degree) or equivalent (Postdoc researchers are therefore not eligible to apply).
  • Work or study at a university or research institution (including field centers, NGOs, museums, etc.) that provide research facilities.
  • Work in scientific areas within our remit (the science of ecology) and of relevance to the training course or meeting they are applying to attend.
  • Give a presentation if attending a meeting.
  • To retrospective claims for funding will be considered.
  • No applicant may receive more than two Training & Travel Grants in any five year period. There must be at least three years between grants.

Value

Unless the applicant is self-funded, it is expected that their organization will provide at least £150 of support towards the costs of the event.

  • A maximum of £300 is available for events and courses being held in the applicants’ country of residence.
  • A maximum of £500 is available for events being held outside the applicants’ country of residence.
  • Grants of up to £1,000 are available to attend our Annual Meeting if the applicant is a citizen of and working in a country that is classified as ‘low-income economy’ or ‘lower-middle-income economy’ according to the World Bank.
  • The grant will be paid after the event has taken place, on receipt of a brief report, certificate of attendance and any appropriate receipts.
  • All costs must be clearly justified within the budget section. Costs that are not justified will not be considered. Please ensure all costs are clearly calculated in GBP (British Sterling).

For more information: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/training-travel-grants/

Deadline: 17:00 (BST) Friday 10 September.

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