Scientific Meeting Grants
Scientific Meeting Grants of up to £3,000 are available to help finance the organisation of meetings, workshops, and conferences in the fields relevant to our journals, Development, Disease Models & Mechanisms, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology in order to encourage and support scientific interaction.
Grants can be used to cover expenses such as a plenary or keynote speaker, to assist with travel for early career scientists, or to reduce (or waive) registration fees.
Grants are typically awarded on a sliding scale — for example meetings with fewer than 100 people may receive up to £1,500, whereas a meeting with 400 people may receive £3,000
Grants in excess of £3,000 are only awarded in very exceptional circumstances.
We encourage organisers to include a virtual element in their event, making them more accessible to a larger and more diverse audience and promoting inclusivity, accessibility, and sustainability.
Who can apply for a Scientific Meeting Grant? How do I apply? What are the deadlines?
Full details about applying for a Scientific Meeting Grant (including application deadlines and terms and conditions) are available here.
The Applicant Handbook is available here.
Exclusions
Scientific Meeting Grants are not available for the following:
- Attendance at scientific meetings, conferences, or training courses
- Invitation only meetings/workshops
- Expenditure on capital equipment and capital building proposal
- Undergraduate courses
- Expeditions or field excursions
- Social/political networking
- Conference dinners/social events/refreshment breaks
- Tuition fees
- Honoraria or payments for the employment of staff
- Abstract books
- Publishing expenses (e.g. page charges)
- Intra-institutional events (e.g. departmental seminars, etc.)
- Core costs (i.e. overheads)
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