Sustainable Conferencing Grants

As part of its Scientific Meeting Grants The Company of Biologists is offering Sustainable Conferencing Grants to help finance innovative ideas that enable biologists to collaborate productively while minimising their impact on the environment.

Deadline dates & applicant handbook

Deadline dates for applying for Sustainable Conferencing Grants via our Scientific Meeting Grants:

2022

23 August 2022 (decision w/c 10 October 2022)
07 November 2022 (decision w/c 23 January 2023)

Our applicant handbook provides useful information on the process. Please click on the applicant handbook to download.

Sustainable Conferencing Blog

Visit our Blog where we share information on various aspects of event sustainability and new technologies.

Blog

Join the discussion

Visit the Sustainable Conferencing Initiative’s Forum to share your ideas and questions with the community.

Forum

Travelling Fellowships

Read the experiences of some previous Development applicants, posted on The Node.

Read posts

DMM Conference Travel Grants

Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) offers Conference Travel Grants of up to £600 to early career scientists wanting to attend meetings and courses relating to the areas of research covered by the journal. We also welcome applications from independent group leaders and PIs with no independent funding.

About DMM Travel Grants

Did you know Scientific Meeting Grants can be used for virtual events?

26 May 2021

Lab closures, project delays, funding concerns and restricted travel – 2020 as a scientist was a tough one. Thankfully, labs are back open and delayed projects are picking up once again. Travel restrictions are still in place however, meaning that in-person events are still a way off. …

Stories

You can find more stories from Travelling Fellowship recipients on our stories page.

About Scientific Meeting Grants including Sustainable Conferencing funding

The Company of Biologists uses the surplus it generates for the benefit of biology and the biological community by providing funding to organisers of meetings, workshops, conferences and summer schools in the fields covered by our journals.

About Grants