Guide to Microbiology Society grants
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Grants |
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Grades eligible to apply |
Eligibility requirements |
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Eligible members can apply for funding to attend the Society Annual Conference or one other Society meeting per year. |
Full, Full Concessionary, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Members |
Must have held membership for a minimum period of one year and paid two consecutive membership fees. |
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Funds are available to support eligible members presenting work at scientific or education meetings, short courses or training events relevant to microbiology. |
Full, Full concessionary and Postgraduate Student Members. |
Must not have received this grant in the previous calendar year. Must have held membership for a minimum period of one year and paid two consecutive membership fees. |
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The Society aims to assist microbiologists in countries with low-income or lower-middle-income economies (as defined by the World Bank) through the International Development Fund. |
Full, Full concessionary and Postgraduate Student Members.
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Must not have received this grant in the previous calendar year. Must have held membership for a minimum period of one year and paid two consecutive membership fees. |
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Eligible members can apply for funding to support relevant science engagement or outreach initiatives, engage new audiences and raise awareness of any aspect of microbiology and the impact of microbiology. |
Full, Full concessionary and Postgraduate Student Members.
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Must have held membership for a minimum period of one year and paid two consecutive membership fees. |
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Funds are available to support members who are planning a short (one- to three-month) research visit to another laboratory. |
Full, Full concessionary and Postgraduate Student Members.
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Minimum of one-year membership and two consecutive membership payments. Full and Full Concessionary Members within the first five years of appointment to their first post as a lecturer. Postgraduate Members registered for a PhD or employed in a Postdoctoral research position. |
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A limited number of awards are available to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during the summer vacation. Applications must be made by the project supervisor on behalf of a named student. The scheme provides an insight into the world of research for students and gives early and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience. |
Full and Full Concessionary Members. |
Full or Full Concessionary Members working in a Higher Education Institution or Research Institute. Applicants must be PhD qualified or hold a senior research or academic position. Minimum of one-year membership and two consecutive membership payments. Students must be registered for a degree at an institution, in any area of biosciences, medical, dental, or veterinary science and have completed two years of study but not started their final year. |
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Eligible members can apply for up to £5,000 for organising any education, outreach or public engagement work that promotes the art and science of microbiology. |
Full, Full concessionary and Postgraduate Student Members. |
The proposed activity must be related to microbiology. The proposed activity must be novel in approach or build on an existing activity. The activity should lead to a large-scale impact on a regional, national, or international level. |
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Eligible members can apply for funding to support speaker travel and accommodation expenses for events organised by a member in any field of microbiology, independently or in partnership with another Society. |
Full, Full Concessionary and Postgraduate Members. |
Must have held membership for a minimum period of one year and paid two consecutive membership fees. |
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Contribute to the costs of events organised by eligible EC Forum members |
Members of the EC Forum |
Current EC Forum members. |
