Bursaries for virtual attendees from LMIC
Attendees from LMIC countries can apply for a bursary to cover the costs of the registration fee for virtual attendance only (17 November Virtual Day Delegate Only and On-Demand Content). LMIC attendees must submit their bursary application via email by 28 August 2023.
Applicants must permanently reside in a LMIC (as classified by the World Bank) and provide the following via email to [email protected]
- A letter from their employer supervisor on headed paper supporting their application
- The application must be sent from an institutional email address (email addresses such as gmail or hotmail are not acceptable)
All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application by 11 September 2023 (23:59 BST) and will then be provided with a special code to allow FREE LMIC registration.
Grants for FIS hosting and FIS participating society members
Microbiology Society conference grants
Society Conference Grants will be available to support eligible Microbiology Society members presenting work at FIS23. Applications will open on
14 August 2023 and will
close on 28 Aug (23:59 BST). Further information is available on the
Society Conference Grant page.
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) member travel grants
HIS will offer travel grants of up to £750 to support the attendance of members who are presenting their Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) work at FIS 2023.
Applicants should apply for a HIS travel grant as soon they have confirmation that their abstract has been accepted. The deadline for receipt of travel grant applications is Monday 4 September 2023 12:00 pm BST. All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application by Friday 8 September 2023.
Funding may be used to cover the registration fee, travel, accommodation and/or childcare costs.
Only members of HIS can apply. Eligibility commences immediately upon joining the Society and non-members can join the Society online.
Travel grants will preferentially be awarded to students, trainees, pharmacists, and nurses and are allocated according to pre-determined criteria which include:
- if the applicant has had an abstract accepted for an oral or poster presentation at the conference to present their IPC work (applicants must provide proof of abstract acceptance)
- the potential benefit to the applicant from attending the conference
- if the applicant has difficulty obtaining funding to attend FIS 2023 or has difficulty covering the costs of childcare
For further information and to apply for a HIS Travel Grant, follow this link to the website.
British Infection Association member travel grants
Travel grants are assessed on 31 January, 31 May, 31 October each year. Travel grants may be awarded retroactively if the timing of the conference or abstract notifications have not aligned with these deadlines
Apply for a British Infection Society Travel grant
Registering to attend FIS 2023
Microbiology Society and Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) applicants should await the outcome of your grant or bursary application before registering for the conference. The early bird registration deadline is 18 September 2023 (23:59). British Infection Association member travel grants will be awarded retroactively.
You must register to attend the conference yourself and claim back the registration fee from the Society which has awarded your grant.
Those who are attending from a LMIC using a bursary under option 1 above will be provided with a code to enable them to register. Only approved bursary applicants will be able to attend with the FREE LMIC registration.
Microbiology Society Infection Science Award
The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award is an exchange scheme that facilitates the most promising trainee and early career presenters from FIS to present at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference Infection Forum in an effort to improve the exchange of ideas and the career development of early career researchers and trainee scientists and doctors.
Eligibility
All self-defining early career and trainee presenters who hold membership in a FIS organising society* are eligible for the scheme. As a guide, the Microbiology Society’s ECM Forum considers you an early career microbiologist if you’re an undergraduate or postgraduate student, or within five years of appointment to your first position after your highest degree is earned. However, if this doesn’t fit your situation and you consider yourself an early career researcher, you are welcome to join.
*FIS organising societies include the British Infection Association (BIA), Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), and Microbiology Society.
To enter the competition, submit your abstract to the Infectious Disease Futures session and provide an additional statement about how the award will benefit your professional development.
Selection of awardees
A judging panel will attend the session to judge the entrants and select the awardees for an announcement in the weeks following FIS 2023. The judges will focus on scientific content and communication and will criteria related to the translation potential of research outlined in presentations.
Award amount
The awardees will be invited to speak in the Infection Forum at Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 and will be offered a fixed bursary to attend.