Single lectures and small events

Sponsored Event Grants provide sponsorship of up to £500 to assist with the independent organisation of single lectures or small events such as postgraduate research days.

Our Sponsored Event grants are available to support both face-to-face and virtual meetings. We’ve previously funded travel bursaries for students and ECRs to attend, travel and accommodation for keynote speakers, consumables and worksheets, and more!

We particularly welcome applications for events that are cross-institutional and regional, and student-focused. All funding sought should be used to support the science and cannot be used to cover catering or venue costs.

Please note that this fund does not support events for school students, which are covered under Scientific Outreach Grants.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply:

Applicants must be a current Postgraduate, Early Career, Full, or Emeritus member of the Biochemical Society.
Your event should take place at least one month after the deadline.

Conditions of funding

As a condition of the grant, the Society asks the recipient to:

Badge the event, session, or speaker as ‘sponsored by the Biochemical Society’
Display Biochemical Society branded material, which will be provided
Send a report for consideration for publication in The Biochemist and/or on the web, including photographs.

Application deadlines

Applications are considered four times a year, the deadlines for which are:

1 January
1 April
1 August
1 November

Early applications are encouraged to allow for the review process to take place ahead of the start of the event.

Please note we aim to send round the outcome of applications three to four weeks after the deadline of the round that has been applied to.

Contact us

For further information please get in touch with the Grants department.

Related grants

Discover more related funding opportunities below.

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Conference and Travel Grants

General Travel Grants

Funding of up to £750 to support attendance at face-to-face scientific meetings, training courses, or lab visits.

Sponsorship Grants

Online Attendance Grants

Online Attendance Grants are available to cover the registration fees for online meetings, training courses, and workshops. These grants can cover livestream attendance at a Society meeting as well as external opportunities.

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Sponsorship Grants

Events Sponsorship

Grants of up to £500 to assist with the independent organisation of scientific meetings, training events, single lectures or small events.

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Bursaries

Care and Assistance Grant

Care and Assistance Grants provide additional funding to cover participation in a Society meeting or training course. The grant is open to all additional support needs, including but not limited to, carer support, childcare, disability, and accessibility needs.

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